Ampacity
Ampacity
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In another forum I saw the word "ampacity" used instead of the term "current carrying capacity"
This is new to me.
I appreciate the brevity, but it must be one of the clumsiest bits of jargon I have seen.
Can anyone think of a better word for this property of a conductor?
Jeff
This is new to me.
I appreciate the brevity, but it must be one of the clumsiest bits of jargon I have seen.
Can anyone think of a better word for this property of a conductor?
Jeff





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I think that 'ampacity' is a good expression. It conveys the exact meaning, it is short, it is not ambiguous.
Any other word seems to be worse, 'curpacity' or (forgive me) 'curability' or 'cubility' or whatever one can concoct are catastrophes compared to ampacity.
Of course, 'current carrying capacity' can be used like before, and no one will object to that, I think.
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It seems to me to only be necessary for regulators trying to define some legal limit to current flow that should not be exceeded. The wire itself has no physical limit to its capacity to carry current, at least not in the same sense as a bucket has a fixed water carrying capacity.
What single word would one use for the maximum allowable water flow rate in a pipe? Flowacity? Cumecacity?
Bung
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ampacity Current-carrying capacity in amperes; used as a rating for power cables.
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For my part as an ME, (who has lots of wires connected to my mechanical devices in a variety of voltages) ampacity conveys the perfect message to me.
rmw
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Generally, as with mechanical structures, there is a design limit that provides adequate margin for the design constraints. Such is the case for ampacity.
TTFN
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Is ampacity defined in standards, ie for a conductor in free air, in a multi core cable, buried underground, or is it a vague term describing the point where it becomes a fuse?
regards
Jeff
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Early last century my Dad witnessed a "device" used by a medical quack with the above label. I think the quack who used this device also used the term ohmage.
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"electronical" schematic. What does that mean?
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Many would pronounce this as arith-me-tic, but our instructor made us say arith-me'-tic (sounding like 'medic'). He said it sounded more "high-tech."
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