Wire length from controllers
01-16-2011, 07:29 PM
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Wire length from controllers
I'm building a 4 motor plane. I know now that the wires from the battery to the controller must be short. Can I use 28" to 30" wires from the controller to the outboard motors? Inboard motors will have 18" to 19" wires. If not, what are my alternatives?
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01-16-2011, 07:54 PM
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RE: Wire length from controllers
Astro Bob (of Astroflight fame) tells of setting up a blimp with something like 15' wires from the controllers to the motors. It's the battery to controller length that's a problem.
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01-16-2011, 08:48 PM
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RE: Wire length from controllers
Then you can always incease a wire size if they are really long i.e. 12 ga to 10 ga but you do not have long leads so I would not worry about it.
