Quick Busbar Selector - Knowing the ampacity, designers and estimators can get the

approximate bus bar size. Ampacity of the bus bar selected must then be verified by
checking table 1.
Ampacity,* Busbar Dimensions, In.**
(Range)
Amp 30 C Rise 50 C Rise 65 C Rise

100 12 x 2 12 x 2
(100-149) 19 x 2
150 25 x 2 19 x 2 12 x 2
(150-199) 12 x 3
12 x 5

200 19 x 3 12 x 3 19 x 2
(200-249) 12 x 6 12 x 3
250 40 x 2 25 x 2 25 x 2
(250-299) 25 x 3 19 x 3
19 x 5 12 x 5

300 50 x 2 12 x 6 19 x 3
(300-349) 25 x 5 12 x 5
19 x 6
350 40 x 3 40 x 2 12 x 6
(350-399) 25 x 3
19 x 5
400 19 x 6 19 x 6 12 x 6
(400-449) 19 x 10
400 25 x 6 19 x 6 40 x 2
(400-449) 19 x 10 25 x 3
19 x 5
450 50 x 3 50 x 2 19 x 6
(450-499) 12 x 5 25 x 5
500 40 x 6 40 x 3 50 x 2
(500-599) 25 x 10 25 x 6 40 x 3
19 x 10 25 x 5
600 63 x 3 50 x 3 25 x 6
(600-699) 50 x 5 40 x 5 19 x 10
25 x 12 25 x 6

700 75 x 3 40 x 6 50 x 3
(700-799) 63 x 5 40 x 5
50 x 6 25 x 10
40 x 10
800 90 x 3 63 x 3 40 x 6
(800-899) 75 x 5 50 x 5
63 x 6 25 x 12
50 x 10
900 100 x 3 75 x 3 63 x 3
(900-999) 90 x 5 63 x 5 25 x 12
75 x 6 50 x 6
40 x 10
1000 100 x 5 100 x 3 75 x 3
(1000-1249) 63 x 10 75 x 5 63 x 5
50 x 12 63 x 6 50 x 6
90 x 6 50 x 10 40 x 10
75 x 10
63 x 12
1250 100 x 6 90 x 5 100 x 3
(1250-1499) 90 x 10 100 x 5 75 x 5
75 x 12 75 x 6 63 x 6
63 x 10 50 x 10
50 x 12

1500 125 x 6 90 x 6 90 x 5
(1500-1749) 100 x 10 100 x 6 100 x 5
90 x 12 75 x 10 75 x 6
100 x 12 63 x 12 63 x 6
50 x 12
1750 150 x 6 90 x 10 90 x 6
(1750-1999) 125 x 10 75 x 12 100 x 6
75 x 10
63 x 12
2000 200 x 6 150 x 6 125 x 6
(2000-2499) 150 x 10 125 x 10 100 x 10
125 x 12 100 x 12 90 x 12
150 x 12
100 x 19
125 x 19
2500 250 x 6 150 x 10 150 x 6
(2500-2999) 200 x 10 125 x 12 125 x 10
150 x 19 100 x 19 100 x 12
3000 300 x 6 200 x 6 200 x 6
(3000-3499) 250 x 10 150 x 12 150 x 10
200 x 12 125 x 19 125 x 12
100 x 19
3500 300 x 10 250 x 6 150 x 12
(3500-3999) 250 x 12 200 x 10 125 x 19
200 x 20 150 x 19
4000 300 x 12 300 x 6 250 x 6
(4000-4499) 250 x 19 250 x 10 200 x 10
300 x 12 150 x 19
4500 300 x 19 250 x 12 300 x 6
(4500-4999) 200 x 19 250 x 10
200 x 12
5000 300 x 10 300 x 10
(5000-5999) 300 x 12 250 x 12
 250 x 19 200 x 19

For 60 Hz current

** Table gives bus bar cross sections which will probably be large enough for ampacities within
each range. Knowing required ampacity, determine possible bus bar dimensions from the table.
Then check Table 1 to verify that size selected has the necessary ampacity.
Example: Assume that required ampacity is 185 amps at 30 C rise. Table 3 indicates that 1/16 x
1 in. size would probably be adequate. This is confirmed by Table 1 which lists the ampacity of
1/16 x 1 in. bus bar as 187 amps