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ElecAS (ScaleSet) and AmpSize

ElecAS, now ScaleSet, and AmpSize compared as cable size calculators for NZ and AU: editions, price, reports and guides, each fact with its source and date.

elecas.com.au now redirects to scaleset.com.au. The facts below are from that site.

What ElecAS does well

  • elecas.com.au now redirects to ScaleSet. The site says it has 18 or more free calculators. (opened)
  • It cites AS/NZS 3000:2018 and 3008.1.1:2025, and has design guides. (opened)
  • Branded PDF reports are free with a free account. (opened)
  • It has tools for BESS sizing, switchroom sizing and lightning risk. (opened)

The facts side by side

ElecAS and AmpSize, with the source and the date of each fact
FactElecASAmpSize
Calculators18 or more (the site says "18+") (opened)53 (measured)
GuidesYes, design guides (opened)29 worked guides published (measured)
AS/NZS 3008 edition citedAS/NZS 3008.1.1:2025 (opened)AS/NZS 3008.1.2:2017, 3008.1.1:2025, 3008.1.1:2017 (measured)
PriceFree. Pro and AI Pro are paid plans. (opened)Free. Pro is NZ$5 a month or NZ$45 a year. (measured)
PDF or reportBranded PDF reports, free with a free account (opened)Free. PDF reports with an AmpSize footer line. (measured)
NZ part 3008.1.2New Zealand is named. 3008.1.2 is not named on the home page. (opened)Yes, 3008.1.2:2017 (measured)
Mobile appNo app store app. The site says to add it to the home screen on iOS or Android. (opened)Android, in closed testing on Google Play (measured)

A mark after each fact says how it was read: O opened, S snippet, M measured. How to read the marks

Where AmpSize differs

  • For New Zealand work AmpSize reads AS/NZS 3008.1.2:2017.
  • AmpSize has 29 worked guides. Each runs one circuit and names the table behind each step.

Which to use

Use ElecAS for Australian work when you need a branded PDF report on a free plan.

Use ElecAS for switchroom sizing or a lightning risk assessment, which AmpSize does not calculate.

Use AmpSize for New Zealand work on AS/NZS 3008.1.2.

Use AmpSize when you want a worked example with the table behind each step.

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