Re: [ATM] wire size for dew circuit

[Bill Prewitt <bprewitt@neo.rr.com>]

20 feet of CAT5 cable will have less than 1 Ohm of DC resistance, and 
you could double up the pairs if you need a much longer length or more 
current.

Or for a short run, use a length of flat ribbon cable from an old PC.


Bill wrote:
> I don't know the numbers involved, or what to do with them if I had them,
> but hopefully someone is familiar enough to give me a quick 'yay' or
> 'nay'.
> The Astrosystems secondary dew circuit, is it ok to use the small phone
> wires, like inside a CAT5 cable, to power this guy?  Other than that I
> have huge 18 ga wire which I know is way overkill.
> 
> This to me (the phone wires) would be ideal for running along a spider
> vane as far as least intrusion into the light path.  As long as it can
> handle the wattage, does anyone know?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
> 
> 
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