Finding voltage drop resistance, Finding dc resistance – Calculated Industries 5065 User Manual

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46 — ElectriCalc Pro

Finding Voltage Drop Resistance

What is the resistance of 85 Feet of #2
90°C copper conductor?

Steps

Keystrokes

Display

Clear calculator

o o

0.

Set to 90°C

S 9

3Ø 90 Cu 0.

Enter wire size*

2 w

AWG 2 CU

WIRE SIZE

Find resistance

S lOHMS 0.2033993

WIRE

Find 85 ft resist**

Ö 1 0 0 0 x

8 5 =

0.0172889

* Wire size can also be entered in Circular
Mils (e.g.,

6 6 3 6 0 w

enters

66,360 CMILs and displays 2 AWG wire
size).

**Given resistance per 1000 Feet,
divide by 1000 to get a per Foot resist-
ance, then multiply by 85.

NOTE: See “Settings” for a list of
Permanent Values/settings. Changing
these settings may affect your calculations.

Finding DC Resistance

What is the equivalent resistance of a 12
Volt DC circuit pulling 5 Amps?

Steps

Keystrokes

Display

Clear calculator

o o

0.

Enter Voltage

1 2 S U Vdc 12.

Enter Amps

5 S A

Idc 5.

Find resistance

S V

OHMS 2.4

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