Complex voltage drop question?

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bclumen said:
I am bidding on a res. site ltg. project with some really long runs to parts of the yard for fixtures and gfi's. I plan on exiting the house with 2 conduits w/ 1-20amp and 2-20a swd. ckts. underground to a j-box 150+/-' away. Then splice the outlet ckt. and 2 swd. ckts. each to 3 other longer runs 250', 260', 380' away. For the outlet ckt. should I size my wire on the longest run, 530+', @ 20 amps or is there something else here I should consider?

Hey why not jump up to 480 at the house - (NOT INSIDE) then back down at a single 240-120 transformer sized for the total load feeding a small panel as far out as possible and relays for switching out there with it. Granted you'll need to plant a rod for the secondary - but IMO what you save in copper will easily cover that, and the equipment will use up the rest.....:rolleyes: Funny how that works...

Anyway once you get the numbers crunched let us in on what gets decided.

And - I'm sure other might chime back in on this - will the OCP work at that length?
 
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