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eetech00

Joined Jun 8, 2013
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Why are you all giving the TS so many different answers? Facts are far better answers than opinions.
In post#1 he mentions a foot of 24AWG wire and a DC 3Asupply. In post #5 he mentioned that the load current is 1.5A max.
24AWG wire has a resistance of 25.67Ohms/1000ft. Therefore 1.5A will cause a voltage drop of 38.5mV over 1ft. of wire. That will be 58mW of power. That's definitely not enough to cause a dangerous temperature in the wire!
Of course it is VERY SAFE to use 24AWG wire in this case!
But if there is a current overload on PCB, you don’t want the wiring to fail, you want the fuse to blow or breaker to disconnect.
 

KeithWalker

Joined Jul 10, 2017
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But if there is a current overload on PCB, you don’t want the wiring to fail, you want the fuse to blow or breaker to disconnect.
It's a 3A supply. so that is what the current will be limited to if there is a short on the load. That is still not enough current to even warm up a foot of 24AWG wire.
 

eetech00

Joined Jun 8, 2013
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The power supply is from AC to 24vdc, max supply is 3 amps but the pcba is only 1.5 amp max.This wire will only go to the power supply toggle switch to the pcba.Pcba is just led lighting with a driver and passives
Does the power supply have current limiting built in?
 

SamR

Joined Mar 19, 2019
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Hey, @SamR—is that a spreadsheet? Is it available as one?
Google search image for chassis wiring amperage 9f3el.png (1340×855) (imgur.com)
Difference between maximum amps for chassis wiring and power transmission - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange

Chassis wiring amps are much greater than power/control runs in cable or conduit which is mostly what I designed for back when.

EDIT: The difference is because chassis wiring uses a single conductor in free air instead of a bundle contained inside a cable or conduit.
 
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