Kael kicked a rock. “It’s just a number. The insulation feels warm, not hot. It’ll hold.”

Elara tapped the side of the portable cooling unit with her boot. The display on her diagnostic tablet blinked red:

| Installation Condition | CCC (A) | | --- | --- | | Single-phase, 2 conductors | 18.5 | | Three-phase, 3 conductors | 15.5 | | Three-phase, 4 conductors | 14.5 |

The specific values for current-carrying capacity are found in , specifically in Table B.52.12 (for copper conductors, PVC insulation).

Insulated conductors in a conduit on a wooden or masonry wall 19.5A Method C Single or multi-core cable clipped directly to a wall 17.5A 24.0A Method E Multi-core cable in free air 18.5A 26.0A