20ga servo wire?
12-29-2005, 09:12 AM
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20ga servo wire?
Does anyone know of a supplier of bulk 20ga servo wire that will allow the use of standard crimp on Futaba/JR pins for connections..Thanks Walt
12-30-2005, 10:56 AM
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RE: 20ga servo wire?
I have to respectively dissagree with Joe airport. For small planes with low torque servos, he is correct. For larger planes, the bigger servos (especially digital servos) he is very very wrong. The wire resistance of 22 gage wire is nearly double that of 20 gage and any peak current transients can cause lots of noise on the power bus at the receiver (with the concurrent glitches) when peak currents are demanded. As to where to get the wire, I think you can get it from FMA as well as several other sources.
12-30-2005, 02:57 PM
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RE: 20ga servo wire?
Oh come on Rodney, very very wrong? Isn't that a little extreme? Very few people use 20 gauge servo wiring on giant planes and have had no problems. Now for the battery leads sure #18 is even better, but not on the servos. And those Futaba/JR connectors don't work so well on wiring as large as 20 gauge. Better to use Deans connectors when wiring gets that big.
ORIGINAL: Rodney
I have to respectively dissagree with Joe airport. For small planes with low torque servos, he is correct. For larger planes, the bigger servos (especially digital servos) he is very very wrong. The wire resistance of 22 gage wire is nearly double that of 20 gage and any peak current transients can cause lots of noise on the power bus at the receiver (with the concurrent glitches) when peak currents are demanded. As to where to get the wire, I think you can get it from FMA as well as several other sources.
I have to respectively dissagree with Joe airport. For small planes with low torque servos, he is correct. For larger planes, the bigger servos (especially digital servos) he is very very wrong. The wire resistance of 22 gage wire is nearly double that of 20 gage and any peak current transients can cause lots of noise on the power bus at the receiver (with the concurrent glitches) when peak currents are demanded. As to where to get the wire, I think you can get it from FMA as well as several other sources.
