Originally Posted by
URDesignerCub
Thank you for these posts! Some great thoughts, and much appreciated. I will always try to design in a loop where I can, but I'm still a bit confused about the de-rating of parallel cable runs without enough separation, and sometimes that seems to limit where I can accomplish a loop. I'm still sorting out the "whys" of that in my mind. I sure appreciate the posts so far! GREAT forum here!
The only reason I could possibly see for derating parallel cables is if they are close enough that their combined heat build up causes a problem. Generally, at least on our system, our cables are not loaded to the point where heat becomes a problem.
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