Encore’s Code Corner
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Week of 6/27/2022
Question:
a 240V, 40A, single-phase load is located 150 ft from an existing junction box. The junction box is located 50 ft from the panelboard and is wired with 4 AWG aluminum wire in a steel raceway. The total resistance of the two 4 AWG conductors from the panelboard to the junction box is approximately ____.
A) 0.03 ohms
B) 0.04 ohms
C) 0.05 ohms
D) 0.08 ohms
Code Article _____________________
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