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08-13-2010, 12:47 AM | #1 |
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Should I go to 4 gage cable?
I'm doing a friends G19 and it has 8 gage cable on it now. Would he get better performance with 4 gage wire? and should it have 4 gage from the controler to the motor?
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08-13-2010, 06:40 AM | #2 |
nimda
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Re: Should I go to 4 gage cable?
You will see an improvement over 8 gauge for sure. Not speed but torque. You need to do all of em, especially the controller/motor cables.
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08-13-2010, 06:58 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Should I go to 4 gage cable?
Yeah! WHAT HE SAID!!!!
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08-13-2010, 07:07 AM | #4 |
Conservatively Wild
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Re: Should I go to 4 gage cable?
Does a fat woman have gas? Oh course!
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08-18-2010, 10:41 AM | #5 |
Getting Wild
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08-25-2010, 11:25 AM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Should I go to 4 gage cable?
I have converted five carts to 2 gauge copper welding wire. My local welding supply sells the wire and connectors at a reasonable price. The welding wire is top quality, very flexible, and easy to work with. The connectors fit the 2 gauge wire perfectly and have 5/16" hole for the battery connection. They are thick solid copper. First I triple crimp the connector to the wire then solder it on. I then wrap the connection with a layer of electrical tape for a good seal from corrosion. Lastly I put heat shrink tubing over the connection to protect the tape and give it a neat appearance. Performance improvements are subjective of course but I believe I see a significant increase in torque on all the units I have converted. The 2 gauge cables don't even get warm.
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