None of the voltage drop resources I have found list what happens with voltage drop when the conductor size varies.
Let's say a 1A/120V motor has 18AWG leads that are 1' long.
Then the supply leads are 12AWG and are 50' long.
I know in this scenario, voltage drop is not that big of a deal.
I am more curious about instances when the differences are more extreme.
Let's say the motor has 24AWG leads and the supply conductors are 10AWG.
(Yeah, I know 24AWG is not large enough for the load, just ignore that for now)
I have heard people say to just average the results, but it would seem to me that the smaller conductor would act as a weak link or choke point and would cause much more voltage drop than an average of the two voltage drops.
Thank you for your help!
Let's say a 1A/120V motor has 18AWG leads that are 1' long.
Then the supply leads are 12AWG and are 50' long.
I know in this scenario, voltage drop is not that big of a deal.
I am more curious about instances when the differences are more extreme.
Let's say the motor has 24AWG leads and the supply conductors are 10AWG.
(Yeah, I know 24AWG is not large enough for the load, just ignore that for now)
I have heard people say to just average the results, but it would seem to me that the smaller conductor would act as a weak link or choke point and would cause much more voltage drop than an average of the two voltage drops.
Thank you for your help!