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Need some wire - 4/22/2012 8:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anyone know where I can get some red and black wire like you would find on at 5 or 6 cell lipo. I need to make an extension. The primary wire that I have is to stiff.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 8:31 PM   
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Anyone know where I can get some red and black wire like you would find on at 5 or 6 cell lipo. I need to make an extension. The primary wire that I have is to stiff.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 8:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nope tried them. the wire that is on the lipo's is probably 12g and very flexible.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 8:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Irish, you might try an auto supply store. Also, if it were me, I think I would get a larger gauge wire than you already have on the LiPo for an extension.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 8:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		AutoZone or any automotive supply place should have it. Even Walmart, Target, K-Mart or a trailer supply/RV dealer should have some.

I just picked up some 14g wire and heat shrink at AutoZone last week.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 8:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Most of the wire that I seen at autozone and places like that were very stiff. CG-the wire size on the 4cell lipo is 12g.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 9:03 PM   
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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 9:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		Everyone take a look at one of your 4,5 or 6 cell lipos and you will see the kind of wire I am looking for.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 9:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Irish,

I used to have a table for DC that worked with volts, amps, distance and AWG to figure the correct wire size to run in full scale aircraft. I want to think that it was in my A.C.41.13-1a (Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft Inspection and Repair) book I used when I got my A&P years ago.

Try looking through A.C. 41.13-1B Chg 1 online through the FAA and see if you can find anything in there. There's a lot of chapters and really good information in there, and it starts off with wooden aircraft and fabric covering. If the amps are not to high, you may be able to get away with 14g wire instead of 12.

I just glanced through the contents and it appears that Chapter 11 is the electrical section.



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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 10:02 PM   
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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 10:04 PM   
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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 10:40 PM   
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If it were me, I would go to Lowe's, or an equivalent. Most home wire is solid copper, so is very stiff. What you want is stranded wire; the more strands there are, the easier it is to bend. At my Lowe's store I believe they sell some of the wire by the foot. An Electrical Supply store would be my next choice. Make certain it is copper.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 10:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hobby King has it!!~!  Real fine flexable 12 guage!!!!


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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 10:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		The wire you are looking for is called MTW. Its soft & flexable. I use it to wire up electrical panels & its the cats meow!...Gene What you get at Lowes is THHN stranded, and too stiff for what you are looking for.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 11:43 PM   
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The wire you are looking for is called MTW. Its soft & flexable. I use it to wire up electrical panels & its the cats meow!...Gene What you get at Lowes is THHN stranded, and too stiff for what you are looking for.

Thanks, looked at the site that sells it, but there are so many different ones Don't know which one to buy

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 11:47 PM   
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Hobby King has it!!~!  Real fine flexable 12 guage!!!!


Hi, I went to Hobbyking but didn't know where to look for it.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 11:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Is there a way to measure a wire's "gauge"?

Or Take a length of wire and strip off the insulation, wind 20 or so turns tightly on a nail or pencil. Measure the length covered by wire, divide by number of turns.

Or wire gauge tables


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RE: Need some wire - 4/22/2012 11:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		You want something like Deans Wet Noodle. Amazon, Tower, and other places have it. You can also just Google silicone flexible wire and find similar stuff. epbuddy.com sells what you're looking for in a "no name" version that works fine too. I don't believe you are going to find what you want at any local store. You're looking for something with a very high strand count in a flexible silicone sleeve.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/23/2012 12:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		your best bet is to go to an electrical supplier and you can buy 12ga 3 conductor cord by the foot, for replacing the cords on your electric tools or making an extension cord.  you probably won't get it in red but it will be black, white and green. You will just have to strip the outer jacket to break out the conductors.

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RE: Need some wire - 4/23/2012 12:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		you want #12 ga soft drawn copper stranded  you can get it at electrical supply houses  the wire they use for PLC installiation 

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RE: Need some wire - 4/23/2012 3:07 AM   
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http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/WestAdvisorView?langId=-1&storeId=11151&catalogId=10001&page=Marine-Wire

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RE: Need some wire - 4/23/2012 4:36 AM   
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RE: Need some wire - 4/23/2012 7:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		HK silicon wire is very good and the price is right. I have a couple of meters of every gauge in 3 colors. Shrink wrap is good to. Take some time one rainy Sunday and go thru it all, amazing what they carry. Do a search if your not sure where to look.

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__9673__Turnigy_Pure_Silicone_Wire_12AWG_1mtr_RED.html 12 gu Red

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__9674__Turnigy_Pure_Silicone_Wire_12AWG_1mtr_BLACK.html 12 gu Black


http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__375__58__Hardware_accessories_-Shrink_Tube.html


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RE: Need some wire - 4/23/2012 8:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ok, here are the part numbers for 12 gauge wire from HobbyKing
R12A1062-06 .......Red 12 gauge
B12A1062-06 .......Black 12gauge
12 gauge should do fine upto 11-14 volts @ upto 3000mAh



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RE: Need some wire - 4/23/2012 12:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you, thank you, thank you. It has been ordered.

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