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Yes I believe so. Let me circle it in the picture for you.

Thanks. yep haven't put those in yet. I have two 8 ft. galvanized rods that I will connect and space at least 6 feet apart. This sub panel is not connected to the main panel yet. I'll make sure to do that before I turn anything on of course.

This is the sub panel

Yea. The 60amp ones are hard to find at the moment because of the high demand for EV charger installs.

thanks for clarifying that. that is what I plan on doing. 70 amp breaker at the main panel that accepts my #2 al then the 100amp breaker at the sub panel. the sub panel came with the 100 amp breaker and a lug large enough on the neutral bar to accept the #2 al. I added another lug to the...

Thanks everyone for the replies. As I stated earlier, the most my loads are going to be at any given time is 30 amps plus some led lights. And that technically is not a "continuous load" because the chargers that would pull 30 amps only charge at that rate for at the most 60 minutes. That...

Can you help me understand this? If I have #6 (copper I assume) on the end of my #2 al that would have to be rated for how much? The reason I used #2 al was because of distance, load, and voltage drop. can you help me understand how splicing #6 for the last 12 inches in the panel would not...

Soooo, I have since learned (learning lots on this project) that 50 amp breakers that fit my main panel can't accept anything larger than a 6 gauge wire. So does that mean I have to go up to a 100amp breaker that will large enough to accept the #2 al feeder wire. If I have to do this, I would...

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll go with 60amp breaker for now.

I was using this online calculator: https://www.southwire.com/calculator-vdrop These are the numbers I put in:

Appreciate the replies. By acceptable are you talking about per code (5% from point of service to point of use)? And since I'm not going to be running any 240v loads, does this change amount of acceptable voltage drop?

Sorry I had that backwards. That's right, it's just more of a convenience for me if I ever have to service the panel. Is there a breaker I can put at the main panel that will make the voltage drop at that distance with 2-2-2-4 al?

I think I know the answer but I wanted someone to just double check me. I plan on running 2-2-2-4 al in 2" inch PVC conduit buried below 18" about 350 feet from my main panel (200amp service) to a sub panel in my shed. The sub panel is a 100amp panel but I planned on putting a 90am breaker in...