User's Manual

Click the following link to download the Electrical Calc Elite^™ user's manual.  This 50+page manual provides detailed information on all calculator functions and includes step-by-step examples to help you learn the keystroke procedures.

Electrical Calc Elite manual - Android (pdf, 870KB)

Electrical Calc Elite manual - iPhone (pdf, 775KB)

 Here are some examples from the manual:

Solving for Wire Size Based on Material Type

What wire size is needed for a 60C copper wire carrying three-phase 350 amps.  What would the equivalent aluminum wire size be?

STEPS	KEYSTROKES	DISPLAY
Clear calculator	[Clear][Clear]
Set to 3-phase	[Shift][4]	3 PHASE
Set 60C	[Shift][5]	60°
Input Amps	[3][5][0][Amps]	AMPS 350
Solve wire size	[WireSize]	AWG 600 Cu WIRE SIZE
Change to Alum.	[Cu/Al]	AWG 900 Al WIRE SIZE
Wire Ampacity	[WireSize]	AWG 900 Al WIRE AMPACITY: 355.0A
Show CMIL	[WireSize]	CMIL 900000 WIRE
Show NEC Table	[WireSize]	NEC 310.16

Solving for Voltage Drop Wire Size

A three-phase motor drawing 65A is fed by 208V and is located 200 feet from the panel. For efficiency, you want to limit voltage drop to 2.5%.  What size 90C copper conductor should you use?  How much voltage drop and % voltage drop will this circuit have?

STEPS	KEYSTROKES	DISPLAY
Clear calculator	[Clear][Clear]
Set to 3-phase	[Shift][4]	3 PHASE
Set 90C	[Shift][5]	90°
Input Volts	[2][0][8][Volts]	VOLTS 208
Input Amps	[6][5][Amps]	AMPS 65
Input Length	[2][0][0][Length]	FEET 200.0
Set VD% limit	[2][•][5][VD%]	DROP 2.5% V
Solve VD wire size	[WireSize]	AWG 2 Cu VD WIRE SIZE
Find voltage drop	[VD%]	DROP 4.58 V
Find % volt drop	[VD%]	DROP 2.2 % V