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  • Feb 7, 2012, 08:58 AM
    BikerDuke
    What wire gage
    Running 130 ft to a home hobby shop (1 person). Will be powering a table saw (1hp), drill press (1/2hp), air compressor (1hp), jointer (1hp), miter saw (1/2hp), various hand tools.

    Plan on running single phase but nees to make sure I've got the power and amps to run the equipment w/o ruining them.
  • Feb 7, 2012, 10:18 AM
    tkrussell
    Personally, I would instal direct buried #2 - 4 wire URD cable, which is aluminum.

    Can be sleeve with conduit if soil conditions are rocky.

    #2 Al is good for 90 amps, plus will help with voltage drop for your loads.
  • Feb 7, 2012, 10:24 AM
    hfcarson
    BikerDuke,
    Are you attempting to keep cost to the minimum or would
    You entertain say... a 60 amp subpanel?
    You could run just one or two receptacles (each on a dedicated circuit) and just swap plugs when you need to.

    If this is a voltage drop question based on the largest load at 120 Volts, it would be the 1 hp compressor.
    At 130 feet and #10 awg wire the voltage drop is about 5%, with #8 the drop is 3%. The electrical code recommends 3% max for branch circuits.

    Be Safe

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