Either way I think it is important that I use a shorter cord. I didn't really realize the drop that I was seeing across the cord. Here is a chart that breaks it out.
http://home.mchsi.com/~gweidner/extension-cord-chart.pdf
I'm loosing 1.5 - 4 Volts across the 40ft cord when I should be loosing less than 1.0 volts.
http://home.mchsi.com/~gweidner/extension-cord-chart.pdf
I'm loosing 1.5 - 4 Volts across the 40ft cord when I should be loosing less than 1.0 volts.