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TABLE 5

Allowable Amperage of Conductors of 50 Volts or More

	Temperature rating of conductor insulation
Conductor Size (AWG)	60¡ C	75¡ C	80¡ C	90¡ C	105¡ C	125¡ C	200¡ C
	(140¡ F)	(167¡ F)	(176¡ F)	(194¡ F)	(221¡ F)	(257¡ F)	(392¡ F)
18	10	10	15	20	20	25	25
16	15	15	20	25	25	30	35
14	20	20	25	30	35	40	45
12	25	25	35	40	45	50	55
10	40	40	50	55	60	70	70
8	55	65	70	70	80	90	100
6	80	95	100	100	120	125	135
4	105	125	130	135	160	170	180
3	120	145	150	155	180	195	210
2	140	170	175	180	210	225	240
1	165	195	210	210	245	265	280
0	195	230	245	245	285	305	325
00	225	265	285	285	330	355	370
000	260	310	330	330	385	410	430
0000	300	360	385	385	445	475	510

Notes
1. See the following table:	60¡ C	75¡ C	80¡ C	90¡ C	105¡ C	125¡ C	200¡ C
	(140¡ F)	(167¡ F)	(176¡ F)	(194¡ F)	(221¡ F)	(257¡ F)	(392¡ F)
Temperature rating of conductor	0.58	0.75	0.78	0.82	0.85	0.89	1.00

2. See the following table:
Number of current carrying conductors:							Correction factor
	3						0.70
	4 to 6						.60
	7 to 24						.50
	25 and above						.40