Appendix B: Worksheets 
 
200  P/N 3102351-EN • REV 005 • ISS 28DEC18 
Notification appliance voltage drop calculation 
worksheet 
Use the notification appliance voltage drop calculation worksheet to calculate the voltage drop 
of your NAC circuits over the distance of your wire. 
 
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  =