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    Recovery rates 2

    Hi did some wires got these for recovery rates hope these are close to what u guys have? Also is kcmil 250 is that mcm 250? Why is it so small? I thought it would be bigger more like the thhn 3/0 whats bigger 3/0 or 1/0? The 3/0 was 5ft 5in as tall as me lol.

    Wire insulated thwn 10 2oz

    Wire thwn 10 bare 1.6oz 80%recovery

    Wire thhn 3/0 insulated 3lb 1.8oz

    Wire thhn 3/0 bare 2lb 13oz 90%

    Wire thhn 10g 250kcmil insulation 7oz

    Wire thhn 10g 250kcmil bare 6.2oz 88%

    Thwn-2 1lb 6.2oz

    Bare 1lb 3.6oz 51%

    Awg 4 full 13.8oz

    Bare 11.6oz 84%

    Thhn 2 Insulated 4.8oz

    Bare 4.2oz 88%

    Romex 10 insulated 8.2oz

    Bare 4.8oz 58%

    10 gauge 1.8 insulated

    Bare 1.6oz 88%


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    Use this chart to figure recovery.

    Once you get to 1/0, the wire gets bigger as you increase in number. It goes 1/0 thru 4/0 and then into the mcm or kcm or kmil.

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    All these figures just make my head hurt
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