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Re: Where to buy twisted CAN cable like KOP?

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
Cat 3 pairs are the right gauge and have the right number of twists. Someone donated the school spools of the stuff a while back, and we grabbed a few feet. It's cheap, as it's going out of style. If you use the Talon SRXs, you may not need to use any wires other than the ones embedded in the motor controllers; just put the Talons electrically between the devices with the clips.
Stranded cat3 would be fine; be careful about using solid cat3 wire, as the wire can develop stress fractures due to vibration. Wiring in airplanes and automobiles is almost exclusively stranded wire for this reason.
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