Opinions on best wire for electronics

[morg59jeep]

What is your opinions on the best wire to use to wire your electronics? Who makes the best stuff? I have been using some cheap stuff from radio shack but I am not very happy. I am going to be rewiring a few of my rigs and would like to use the best stuff this time.

 

[klabeaume]

http://www.ehobbies.com/wsd1410.htm...m_medium=shopping+engine&utm_campaign=froogle

super flexable and solders great.

 

[indiana mudcat]

Yep, Deans wet noodle.

 

[InFlames]

X3 for wet noodle.

 

[metallocide]

4x for wet noodle. "thumbsup" Ive been using them and wouldnt dare to use anything else.

 

[Ripperfi]

You did say you wanted the best:

Thats right, 8 Gauge silicone wire. Makes deans wet noodle look like servo wire. Heres the link http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/...me=Turnigy_Pure-Silicone_Wire_8AWG_(1mtr)_RED

Thats 3 feet for $3.39. Notice, you need to buy red and black separately, they are not included in a pack.

 

[CreepyCrawl]

Sick indeed, but good luck getting a clean wiring layout with 8awg snakes running through your rig :shock: :mrgreen:

 

[Reflection]

You did say you wanted the best:

Thats right, 8 Gauge silicone wire. Makes deans wet noodle look like servo wire. Heres the link http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/...me=Turnigy_Pure-Silicone_Wire_8AWG_(1mtr)_RED

Thats 3 feet for $3.39. Notice, you need to buy red and black separately, they are not included in a pack.

Although that is some very nice wire and at a good price,it's EXTREMELY overkill in a crawler.:lol: There's really no need in having that much wire in a crawler. I use 16 gauge wire in all my builds and it does the job just fine. I've tried 12-13 gauge,even 10 gauge in the past. Adds allot of clutter and weight IMO. I do use 10 gauge to build leads for all my chargers though. Works great for that."thumbsup"

Silicon Coated wire for $1.50 a foot

 

[Sharkey]

8 gauge??? thats something that should be used on a 6s brushless mt. a crawler needs 14g at most. i usualy get whatever my hobby shop has in bulk, they have a decent selection of high quality flexible wire from 16g down to 10g

 

[ericinMD]

I went to 14Gauge Novak SuperFlex years ago and have stuck with it just because it works well for me and they carry it where I shop. It's kinda overpriced though for what it is. The Deans 12GA is some of if not the best but I found it overkill for most of my projects.

That 8 gauge is crazy BIG. If voltage drop was my biggest fear in life I'd buy that stuff! I'm sure it is nice and it's priced very nice, but I don't think I have the skillz to wire up anything neatly with that. Not in 1/10th scale anyway... Holy Cow

 

[bigflex]

Deans Ultra 16 gauge. 14 gauge at most. Your electronics are only as good as the weakest link. That being said if you have 16 gauge leads on your battery having anything bigger would be a waste."thumbsup"

 

[xgerstandtx]

deans wet noodle"thumbsup" or speaker wire, actually don't do that

 

[Captaincrash]

Deans gets my vote!!! I think I have 14g but would have to check....

 

[ib99rt]

Deans Ultra wire is way easier to solder than the wet noodle. And yes I can solder like a beast lol. Wet noodle is great wire for high current applications, but ultra wire works great too.

 

[Ripperfi]

Yea 8 awg is overkill, maybe just a little bit. I use 12awg novak or deans on super and 2.2 and 16awg on the 1.9. Ive got 20awg for the BEC and servo wires.

 

[Scottmisfits]

Deans or GS is good. I like it better than the Novak wire. The wire I really like can be purchased from Stormer Hobbies. It's TQ wire. They have the nicest wire I have tried to work with and the most flexible sensor wires for brushless motors that you will find.

 

[Manning]

the best wire......
http://www.tqracing.com/

they have a bunch of different gages. All are super flexible since the silicone jacket is thin, and they have many more finer strands than most silcone wire.

I run 18 gage on my rig. You Deans wet noodle users do realize that you might pull 30 amps in a bad bind right? Anything bigger than 16 gage is a waste of money, and just adds weight and clutter. But if running the garden hose sized wire floats your boat, great.

Scott beat me to the TQ recommendation by mere seconds....

 

[indiana mudcat]

Since a 40 Amp peak battery hits LVC without being in a bind I assume I pull much more than 40 amps in a bind on my 2.2.

 

[Reflection]

You Deans wet noodle users do realize that you might pull 30 amps in a bad bind right?

On average,with your typical lathe motor,your probably right. In my Berg,at the moment,I'm running 35t Integy's. Although it's got enough power to work good,it is pretty weak in the power dept.:lol:

Running a good motor,you can pull 70-80 amps.

 

[Manning]

Since a 40 Amp peak battery hits LVC without being in a bind I assume I pull much more than 40 amps in a bind on my 2.2.

Your battery is probably hitting the LVC before putting out 40 amps. Battery specs (C rating) are generally very optimistic.