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6/14/02 Chapter 3: NEC CODE Rules and Design Practice 5/13

This document provides a table showing the maximum wire size and amperage for different circuit breaker sizes for non-motor loads. The table lists circuit breaker sizes from 15 to 800 amps and the corresponding maximum size of THW wire that can be used as well as the maximum amps for each circuit breaker size. It also notes that for motor loads, the circuit breaker size should be 1.75 to 2.5 times the running current of the motor.

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6/14/02 Chapter 3: NEC CODE Rules and Design Practice 5/13

This document provides a table showing the maximum wire size and amperage for different circuit breaker sizes for non-motor loads. The table lists circuit breaker sizes from 15 to 800 amps and the corresponding maximum size of THW wire that can be used as well as the maximum amps for each circuit breaker size. It also notes that for motor loads, the circuit breaker size should be 1.75 to 2.5 times the running current of the motor.

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CIRCUIT LOADING Non-Motor Loads

CIRCUIT BREAKER SIZE Amp* 75

C THW WIRE SIZE MAXIMUM Amps


Non-motor load any load any load
15 12 12
20 Normally smallest breaker 12 16
25 10 20
30 10 24
35 8 28
40 8 32
45 8 36
50 6 40
60 6 48
70 4 56
80 4 64
90 3 72
100 3 80
110 2 88
125 1 100
150 1/0 120
175 2/0 140
200 3/0 160
225 4/0 180
250 250 MCM 200
300 350 MCM or 2-1/0 Parallel 240
350 500 MCM or 2-2/0 Parallel 280
400 600 MCM or 2-3/0 Parallel 320
450 700 MCM or 2-4/0 Parallel 360
500 2-250 MCM Parallel 400
600 3-3/0 Parallel 480
700 3-4/0 Parallel 560
800 3-300 MCM Parallel 640



* For motor Loads multiply running current by 1.75-2.50 to get circuit breaker size as shown
in Table 2 above.
6/14/02 Chapter 3: NEC CODE Rules and Design Practice 5/13

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