[Belmont Resident]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Because you only have @ 2000 watts to play with, this is something to think about if you place the inlet box too far away from the panel:

Voltage loss in a wire is synonymous to pressure loss in a pipe. Electric current flows in a wire, just like water in a pipe, and creates a loss. The loss is a function of:

The diameter of the wire - The smaller the diameter, the larger the loss.
The length of the wire - The longer the wire, the larger the loss.
The type of metal used in the wire - The higher the resistance, the larger the loss. Copper and Aluminum wires are the most common types, with copper having the lower resistance.

Voltage Loss is calculated using "OHM'S LAW", as follows:

E = IR

Where:
E is the Voltage Loss, in volts
I is the current flowing through the wire, in amperes
R is the resistance of the wire, in ohms

Having spent 20 years in the semiconductor industry as a repair tech then field service engineer before starting my own business it has been a long time since I've had to use or even heard ohms law mentioned.