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10-30-2010, 10:01 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver,Canada
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|  Tekin FXR wire size
I'm just finishing mine crawler got all pcs no and wondering if tekinfxr wire size#16 is ok to use becouse that what it came with. On pictures looks like other people use #14. I think since this is brushed the #16 is good enough i'm i right?Or why crawlers use # 14? Thanks for help |
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10-30-2010, 10:21 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, Washington
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Well, if you can fit bigger.....then by all means do it, but in the end 16 will function. I use 13 awg with my FXRs.... Later EddieO |
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10-30-2010, 10:29 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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Some use 18. I use 12 or 14.
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10-30-2010, 10:38 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: Prescott
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10-30-2010, 11:18 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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13 seems to be a nice balance. 12 is just too big and stiff.
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10-30-2010, 11:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Vancouver,Canada
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but #16 wire must be sufficent becouse they suplly FXR combo with it right?
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10-30-2010, 11:39 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lowell, Arkansas
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16 AWG is plenty big for a crawler. I run 18 awg, can't tell a difference in power. But smaller wire is a bunch lighter, more flexible, and much easier to solder. |
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10-30-2010, 07:39 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: New York
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I used Deans 12ga ultra wire.
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10-30-2010, 07:56 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PISCATAWAY
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I just used 14ga novac on mine
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10-30-2010, 09:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: dartmouth ns
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x2 with manning. i'm using the supplied wire with my tekins  |
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11-01-2010, 09:15 AM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tekin, ID
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16ga is PLENTY on a brushed crawler, I ran 16 and 18 and could not tell the difference in power. 12ga is not necessary, even 14ga is overkill really. |
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11-01-2010, 01:37 PM
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11-01-2010, 02:07 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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That was supposed to be 14 or 16.  | |
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11-01-2010, 04:26 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto
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13 gauge is the way to go or match your battery conductor size.
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11-01-2010, 04:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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Why is that? These wires will carry way more juice than we are putting through them IMO. | |
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11-01-2010, 04:33 PM
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| AKA 2G's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where the wind blow's
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I run 20g with 400 puller's and thay pull twice the amps of 540 .
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11-01-2010, 04:36 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: I miss Rowdy
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I used 12ga for a while then switched to 14. Its a bit easier it work with and makes your wiring a bit cleaner and its easier to solder the smaller gauge wires also. |
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11-01-2010, 04:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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I have been considering going to 18 on everything in my crawler.
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11-01-2010, 04:41 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Abbotsford BC Canada
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14 from esc to punk dig (it's what i had kicking around) and 16 to the motors..I cant see a reason to use anything bigger than 16 really.
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11-01-2010, 08:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Gila & Cibola
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|  My FXR came with wire that just says "Tekin Electronics" and it looks liked AWG 14 because i used some deans 16ga. for the motor. But yeah, like everyone said above, don't worry about the size being too small. That being said, i don't use anything smaller than 16. Heck the leads on the bec is tiny! |
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