Watlow controller

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tob
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Re: Watlow controller

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Bert Weiss wrote:
tob wrote:...snip...
not consistent with other charts I have seen. ... On one website they have 2 grades of this available, Class K and ClassM, the differences being the number of strands. They rate 6 awg class k at 75 amps and class M at 105 amps. Another website rates their 6 awg cable at 115 amps max. ...snip...
Links will help if you're quoting web info Bert. Here are some for you that may, or may not, help explain things:

http://www.infraredheaters.com/wires.html

http://www.awcwire.com/productspec.aspx?id=mgt-1000

http://www.awcwire.com/portals/0/pdf/te ... cities.pdf

http://www.awcwire.com/portals/0/pdf/te ... ties-3.pdf
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Re: Watlow controller

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Brad

Here is the source I found with good prices for hitemp wire. My choice is 12 awg TGGT. http://www.ppe.com/14cat/0742.pdf

Here is my source for flexible cable. I like that it comes in 2 colors. http://www.windynation.com/Welding-Batt ... p=YzE9MjM=

For the copper distribution block: http://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/ind ... ~MPDB62103
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