Branch Circuits & FeedersPregunta 3 de 120
Six current-carrying 12 AWG THHN copper conductors are installed in a single EMT run at a 30 degrees C ambient. What is the adjusted ampacity of each conductor before termination limits are applied?
a.25 amperes
b.20 amperes
c.22.5 amperes
d.24 amperes
Explicación
Start in the 90 degrees C column of Table 310.16, where 12 AWG THHN is 30 A, then apply the adjustment factor for 4 through 6 current-carrying conductors, which is 80 percent: 30 A x 0.80 = 24 A. The 22.5 A answer wrongly starts from the 75 degrees C value of 25 A, 25 A applies no adjustment at all, and 20 A is simply the 60 degrees C table value.
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