View Full Version : 400 kcmil is what in awg
tlabarge
Feb 18, 2011, 01:25 PM
ma0641
Feb 18, 2011, 01:44 PM
400 kcmil does not have a true AWG comparison. Using conversion tables it would be about 7/0.
tlabarge
Feb 18, 2011, 01:57 PM
So 1 awg should be satisfactory ?
tkrussell
Feb 18, 2011, 02:01 PM
The AWG stops at 0000, AKA 4/0, then changes over to circular mil size for greater than #4/0.
An electrician would say "Four Ought" for #4/0.
An electrician would say "400" for 40O kcmil.
Kcmil is for 1000 circular mils.
ma0641
Feb 18, 2011, 02:08 PM
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? 400 KCmil is a very big wire and much bigger than a 4/0.
stanfortyman
Feb 18, 2011, 02:12 PM
so 1 awg should be satisfactory ?
For what??
tkrussell
Feb 18, 2011, 02:15 PM
tlabarge, please start over again, list all your questions here, give details about what your asking and why.
You "1 awg" response is confusing.
tkrussell
Feb 18, 2011, 02:17 PM
Tlabarge, I deleted your other question.
Reply with all questions here.
stanfortyman
Feb 18, 2011, 02:17 PM
#1 to feed a 400A panel?
PLEASE hire an electrician before you throw away thousands of dollars and/or kill someone!
tkrussell
Feb 18, 2011, 02:22 PM
Tlabarge, you had three threads going and your getting mixed up.
And now you went and upset Stan with your confusion.
I deleted TWO other threads.
Please stay with this thread.