I have a 15V 10A AC-DC power supply that I want to use to power 8 loads in parallel. Each load takes 15V 1A.
If I wire the 5 loads in parallel to the power supply, all 0.5ft apart. Will I need 22AWG cable for the loads that are rated to handle 15V 1A individually. Or would I need the combined Amp of 8A 20 AWG that is rated to handle 8.9 Amps?
For example, if multiple loads are drawing different currents. Do I pick the wire gauge according to the individual load. Or do I pick the wire gauge according to the parallel total load? For instance, running 4 22AWG and running 4 20AWG off the same power supply, vs making all 8 20AWG to account for the total parallel Amp.
If I wire the 5 loads in parallel to the power supply, all 0.5ft apart. Will I need 22AWG cable for the loads that are rated to handle 15V 1A individually. Or would I need the combined Amp of 8A 20 AWG that is rated to handle 8.9 Amps?
For example, if multiple loads are drawing different currents. Do I pick the wire gauge according to the individual load. Or do I pick the wire gauge according to the parallel total load? For instance, running 4 22AWG and running 4 20AWG off the same power supply, vs making all 8 20AWG to account for the total parallel Amp.