Chart For (THHW, THW, THW-2) Wire Type
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(1/2) (3/4) (1) (1-1/4) (1-1/2) (2) (2-1/2) (3) (3½)         (4) 16 21 27 35 41 53 63 78 Conductor   Size AWG & kcmil 91          103
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4 1 1 3 6 8 13 24 36 47 60
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3 1 1 3 5 7 12 20 31 40 52
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2 1 1 2 4 6 10 17 26 34 44
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1 1 1 1 3 4 7 12 18 24 31
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1/0 0 1 1 2 3 6 10 16 20 26
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2/0 0 1 1 1 3 5 9 13 17 22
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3/0 0 1 1 1 2 4 7 11 15 19
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4/0 0 0 1 1 1 3 6 9 12 16
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250 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 7 10 13
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300 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 6 8 11
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350 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 6 7 10
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400 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 5 7 9
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500 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 6 7
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