Quote Originally Posted by GM View Post
You've seen wire selection charts that don't consider the return path?

GM
Some of the charts i've seen give the specs for a single conductor relative to gauge and length, others do not specify one way or the other.

Probably was poor choice on my part to mention RR as his is one of the only commonly parroted tables that specifies clearly that it is for 2 conductor wire, many others do not.

I most often think of/refer to the chart found here where most of the specs are given for a single conductor as i would expect from a wire manufacturer: Peavey.com

But, where the specs for power and damping are concerned it gets confusing. Did they include data for both single conductors and pairs in the same table? Maybe this is not such a good reference after all?