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Thread: Bonding & Voltage Drop

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    Based on table 16 the size of the overcurrent device determines the bonding conductor size. Shouldn't distance also be factored in. For example, if I had a light post situated several hundred meters from the panel, the circuit only requires a 15A breaker but 6 gauge wire is used for voltage drop purposes, am I still ok to use 14 gauge for the bond.

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    Unlike the NEC in the USA, the CEC does not require the bonding conductor to be "upsized" when the circuit conductor size is increased for voltage drop. 10-814

    However, there is nothing there to prevent an individual designer, or installer, from increasing the bonding conductor size.

    Ed

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