Appendix B: Worksheets 
Vigilant VS1 and VS2 Technical Reference Manual  205 
Notification appliance voltage drop calculation 
worksheet 
The notification appliance voltage drop calculation worksheet is used to calculate the 
voltage drop of your NAC circuits over the distance of the wire you are using. 
 
NAC 1 voltage drop calculations 
Circuit length 
 
Total circuit 
current [2] 
 
Wire resistance 
per 1000 ft [1] 
 
Voltage 
drop 
feet x  amps
x  Ω
  1000  =   
 
Panel 
voltage 
 
Voltage 
drop 
 
End of line 
voltage [3] 
 
Voltage 
drop 
 
Panel 
voltage 
 
Voltage 
drop % 
19.8 V  – 
 
= 
  
 19.8 V =  
 
NAC 2 voltage drop calculations 
Circuit length  
 
Total circuit 
current [2] 
 
Wire resistance 
per 1000 ft [1] 
 
Voltage 
drop 
feet x  amps
x  Ω
  1000  =   
 
Panel 
voltage 
 
Voltage 
drop 
 
End of line 
voltage [3] 
 
Voltage 
drop 
 
Panel 
voltage 
 
Voltage 
drop % 
19.8 V  – 
 
= 
  
 19.8 V =   
 
NAC 3 voltage drop calculations 
Circuit length  
 
Total circuit 
current [2] 
 
Wire resistance 
per 1000 ft [1] 
 
Voltage 
drop 
feet x  amps
x  Ω
  1000  =   
 
Panel 
voltage 
 
Voltage 
drop 
 
End of line 
voltage [3] 
 
Voltage 
drop 
 
Panel 
voltage 
 
Voltage 
drop % 
19.8 V  – 
 
= 
  
 19.8 V =   
 
NAC 4 voltage drop calculations 
Circuit length  
 
Total circuit 
current [2] 
 
Wire resistance 
per 1000 ft [1] 
 
Voltage 
drop 
feet x  amps
x  Ω
  1000  =   
 
Panel 
voltage 
 
Voltage 
drop 
 
End of line 
voltage [3] 
 
Voltage 
drop 
 
Panel 
voltage 
 
Voltage 
drop % 
19.8 V  – 
 
= 
  
 19.8 V =