Calculated Industries 5065 User Manual

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User’s Guide — 55

Finding Conduit Size - Multiple
Conductors Different Wire Sizes
and Types

Three 1/0 THWN 75°C conductors and
one #2 XHHW 75°C copper conductor
are to connect to a panel board using a
single conduit. What is the cross-
sectional area of wires, conduit size
and actual fill area?

(Note: The cross-

sectional areas are the same for both
THHN and THWN; display will show as
THHN.)
Steps

Keystrokes

Display

Clear calculator

o o

0.

Set to 75°

S 7

3Ø Cu 75 0.

Enter cond. type

3 S C

FMC nonE

COND

Enter 1st wire sz*

0 w

AWG 0 CU

WIRE SIZE

Enter #, type wire

3 ·

THHN 3.

WIRES

Find cross-section

wire area

·

THHN 0.5565

WIRE AREA

Enter 2nd wire sz*

2 w

AWG 2 CU

WIRE SIZE

Enter #, type wire

1 Å

XHHW 1.

WIRE

Find cross-sect.

Å

XHHW 0.1146

WIRE AREA

Find conduit size

C

FMC 1.50 in

COND SIZE

(Cont’d)

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