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Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 0:12
| Hi, Can you tell me if this cable is acceptable to use on a 200A box?
Are the conductors size 2 and the ground size 4 Not sure how to read the jacket)? Currently it is hooked up to a 100A box that I am going to upgrade. In upstate NY, NYSEG. |
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| No. For a 200 amp service you need 4/0 aluminum. |
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- Posted by Hacksaw111111 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 12:52
| Thanks, what is the cable above? not sure how to read it. I'm going to be switching from a 100A box to 2 200A boxes (duplex house). What size will the service drop from the roof down to the 2 meter socket need to be? I'm looking at the Milbank U1252-r-kkrge. I would run the 4/0 al to the 2 separate panels from new sockets...sound right? |
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- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 15:28
| You'll have to ask your local guys (probably the power company) what the requirements for their side of the meter. The NEC doesn't adjust that. Yes, it appears to have 2 2AWG conductors (for the hots) and a 4 AWG (for ground). |
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