Stan in Oly, WA
Well-known Member
I used to believe that if you had to use several extension cords of different sizes, such as a 12 gauge cord and a 16 gauge one, to get from the power source to the work site, you started with the heaviest gauge cord at the power source and continued moving away with progressively smaller gauge cords. Years ago I offered this advice to someone on this site and was told that the order didn’t matter---the entire length of the run was equivalent to that length of the smallest sized conductor. Is that clear the way I have stated it? More importantly, is it true? I tried to find information about this using Google, but I was not able to word my question so that the responses directed me to the information I wanted. So, besides answering my previous question, perhaps someone could suggest what I should have asked on Google to get the information I wanted. Thanks.
Stan
Stan