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  1. Derating NM Cable - Electrician Talk

    Apr 28, 2023 · Then derate just as you would with a bunch of conductors in a raceway. Remember to count all of the current-carrying conductors in the bundle. If your calculated derated ampacity is …

  2. Derating question - Electrician Talk

    When running 15 #12 thhn/thwn conductors in a 3/4" EMT(7 hots, 7 neutrals & ground) I need to derate to 70%. Do I use the 90 deg column(30A) for the purpose of derating or the 60 deg column(25A) ? I …

  3. Understanding the 75°C vs 90°C column in Ampacity Table...

    May 5, 2025 · The columns indicate how much amperage is required to raise the temperature of that size conductor to that column's temperature under standardized conditions. So a 2/0 XHHW will …

  4. Conduit fill and derating wire. - Electrician Talk

    Mar 16, 2007 · You must derate for both ambient temperature and number of conductor. So, just from conduit fill, your ampacity is at 91 amps. Assuming you have the standard ambient, 30C, you are …

  5. De-rating factors - Electrician Talk

    Apr 14, 2020 · You derate from the ampacity tables not the overcurrent size. Magically enough you find that #14 #12 and #10 are already derated by the 80% with the overcurrent size rule on branch …

  6. de-rating conductors in conduit - Electrician Talk

    Dec 15, 2013 · 310.15 (b) (3) (a) (2) derating due to conductor fill only applies to conduits longer than 24 inches. You are also nit derating correctly. If you had to derate in this case you would see there are …

  7. Derate wires less than 24"? - Electrician Talk

    Feb 18, 2020 · Is there some rule or amendment that states we don't derate for nipples or short sections of conduit less then 24"?

  8. Cable Trays - Electrician Talk

    Oct 21, 2013 · Do we have to derate the cables if we put them side by side or in a trefoil arrangement. if yes can someone please provide me the derating factor with references. The cable sizes are 1/0 and …

  9. Derate Neutral - Electrician Talk

    Sep 25, 2009 · When can you derate a neutral. In particular sub panels. I have someone who pulled 2 #4's - 2 #6's for a 100 amp sub panel in an attached structure. I told him he needed 3 #3's and 1 #8 …

  10. Derating wire - Electrician Talk

    Oct 18, 2009 · How do you derate wires? my jman explained it so fast and didn't give me much info. just said look at the table 310.15(b)(2)(a) for percentage and number of current carrying conductors and …