Cable limiters

Technical Data 1042

Effective February 2019

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Publication No. 1042 — BU-SB14632

February 2019

Peak let-through current

Time-current characteristics - total clear

0.1

0.01

1

10

100

Current in Amps

Cable

Size

B

A

1000 kcmil

750 kcmil

500 kcmil

350 kcmil

250 kcmil

4/0 AWG

1/0 AWG

1 AWG

2 AWG

3 AWG

4 AWG

6 AWG

8 AWG

10 AWG

12 AWG

100,000

10,000

1000

100

3/0 AWG

2/0 AWG

Prospective Short-Circuit Current

Symmetrical RMS Amps

Cable

Size