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Originally Posted by rebelreyek
Wiring up the robot: crimpers, connectors, wires, so on and so forth. Make sure that you have a good amount of wire and in the correct gauges. We use a lot of 12 gauge wire, as well as 10, 14, 16, and 18 gauge wires. I’m not much of an expert of purchasing wire so my best advice would be to price it out at your closest hardware store. You’ll also need a pair (or three, depending on how many you think you’ll need) of strippers, averaging around $20-30.
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When it comes to wire we do just about everything (drivetrain and battery wire excluded) out of 12AWG and 18AWG wires. If it requires 14AWG we normally just use 12AWG it's easier to only have a few gauges to worry about, just remember to always use a large gauge (smaller number) when you don't have the correct wire. Be careful with certain connectors that aren't designed for bigger wire but a lot of the time you will be fine.
Here is a really cheap place to get wire. We've been using it for 3 years with out an issue.
100ft of 12AWG for ~$33
100ft of 18AWG for ~$11
Also for the Anderson SB50's used on the batteries I normally get them from
eBay.