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    Nov 3, 2008, 05:19 PM
    Voltage drop
    Can someone please post the formula for voltage drop?
    Many thanks.
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    Nov 3, 2008, 05:21 PM
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    Nov 3, 2008, 07:16 PM

    Am I doing something wrong? 1 of my questions you replied with, "we get this question everyday" and another I get linked to a rule about pms. What gives?
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    Nov 3, 2008, 08:22 PM

    A Single phase formula:
    (2xkxIxD)/cirmil=Voltage Drop
    A 3 Phase formula
    (1.73xkxIxD)/Cirmil=Voltage drop
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    Nov 3, 2008, 09:01 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by kich1031 View Post
    Am I doing something wrong? 1 of my questions you replied with, "we get this question everyday" and another I get linked to a rule about pms. What gives?
    No, that link is my signature line. I need to change that, lots of folks get confused.
    The Mike Holt link is the VD calculator.
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