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03-07-2011, 08:26 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: meriden
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|  automotive wire?
im getting ready to wire up my xr with 2 new mamba micros and stopped bye the hobby shopto get some 16awg wire and the owner forgot to order it. so i have automotive wire 16awg and was wondering if i could use thi or will it melt down im gonna be useing 2 45t pro hh with 3cell thanks for all the help
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03-07-2011, 08:37 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: A little town called Dallas
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It should be ok but it may be a little stiff to work with if it only has a few strands inside. The more strands usually means it's more flexible and easier to work with in tight spots like crawler chassis
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03-07-2011, 08:43 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Elk Grove
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16 gauge is 16 gauge, but the hobby stuff tends to have finer strands, which should give less resistance. The hobby stuff also tends to have thicker shielding ans is more flexible. I used 16 gauge speaker wire when I needed a battery extension, it works fine but doesn't flex as much as I would like. You should be ok with the auto stuff if it's all you have.
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03-07-2011, 09:00 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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"Wire is wire" in this case. An alternative is "Monster Speaker Cable" since it's fairly flexible. Some places sell it by the foot. The LHS stuff also has a neoprene coating which is flexible in temperature extremes. |
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03-07-2011, 09:20 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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You will want some good flexible hobby wire to the motors at least. You would be surprised how wire will affect the flexibility of your suspension. I would say that it is less important on all the connections in the chassis.
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