[rescue] I'm not an EE Q - clarification

[Leslie Connally]

this is what confused my small mind:

DC Supply and Ground Conductor
The requirements are:
o Suitable conductor material: tinned copper (stranded) only
o Conductors: 12AWG maximum (between the Netra t1 Model 100 and the circuit
breaker). There are three conductors:
o -48VDC/-60VDC Supply (pin 1) (12 AWG)
o Ground connection to power supply (pin 2) (12 AWG)
o -48VDC/-60VDC Return (pin 3) (12 AWG)

my original question:

>sorry to ask this:
>
>"12 AWG maximum" means 'not thicker than', right?
>
>was googling before netscape crashed the mac.  I was remembering there is
>a DC voltage-amp-length-gauge voltage drop thing to respect, right?
>
>Les


not sure if this is: "12 AWG max will fit into connector"
or "thinner wire will overheat"
or  ????

its like the Saturday Night Live skit

"You cant have too water in a nuclear reactor"


err
"You *CANT HAVE* too much water in a nuclear reactor"
"You *CANT* have *TOO MUCH* water in a nuclear reactor"
You can never have too much water in a nuclear reactor
You should never have too much water in a nuclear reactor



(guess which one the employees decided the supervisor meant before leaving
on vacation?  heh heh)

its a resistance of wire thing yes? like a light bulb filament?

the wire thing is is generally:

thinner wire gets hotter ?
longer wire gets hotter ?
bigger amp load gets wire hotter ?
longer wire drops voltage ?
thinner wire drops voltage ? (is turning into heat?)