WHAT IS THE THUMB RULE FOR DECIDING THE CURRENT RATING OF
COPPER WIRES SAY 2.5/4/6/10 MM SQUARE SIZES??

Answer Posted / piyush rana

There is no any thumb rule, therer is a standard table from
which we can know the capacity of the cable.
The current carrying capacity is depend upon the size of
conductor(Cross sectional area)

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