5 PCS, 16AWG Power Extension Cord Cable, Black 6 Feet, CNE592695

after a recent internet search we realized that an overwhelming amount of people needed a definitive extension cord size chart if you want to know what gauge extension cord you need to support a particular tool or how long an extension cord you can run without losing power you've come to the right place we broke our charts down by length since that's where most people start looking for the right gauge cord if you want to run a hundred foot long extension cord you have to take into account the fact that you're essentially creating a huge resistor with that in mind you don't typically see 100 foot long cords exceeding 15 amp capacity in our calculations we allowed for a 5% voltage drop which some people might think is too high with that being the case only one of our recommendations hit that level the hundred foot long 12 gauge extension cord with a full 15 amp draw this might be an unusu