Thread: Power signal Connectors?
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Re: Power signal Connectors?
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Originally Posted by Andrew Blair
Thanks guys, but if possible I would like to have it all in one nice little unit to simplify things. Actually, could you safely hack a serial cable and put our 12 volts dc through it?
For running power to spikes, etc? No way, the conductors are not large enough to handle that much current for any length, plus it would not be FIRST legal. The insulation is surely rated for 12V DC, but the current is what is important.

You could easily have 2 harnesses, one for pwm signal, and another for power i/o. You are not going to find anything reasonably priced that has 20 or so 40A contacts and another 20 signal contacts, epically not on an edge connector. And, I too would avoid making your own connector, for various reasons, but most importantly safety.