What is an electrical conductor? An electrical conductor is generally a metallic material that freely conducts electrical current. The best conductor is silver, followed by copper, and then aluminum.

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As we saw in Part 1, the correct sizing of conductors is more complicated than it appears. One of the reasons is the way temperature affects the resistance of a conductor. Higher temperatures mean ...

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Unfortunately, making the proper choices when sizing electrical conductors can get complicated. For one thing, the ampacity tables can be very confusing — especially if you don’t understand the “why” ...