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Re: Electrical wiring
FIRST gives you a wiring schematic as part of the manual (or at least on the manual page).
A few tips:
1. Solder everything, don't trust crimping.
2. Heat shrink everything, don't trust electrical tape.
3. Remember current ratings. Odds are you need 4-6ga for distribution to and from the battery, 8-10ga for the high current motors (i.e. CIM motors), and 12-14ga for lower current motors. All these are available at Home Depot-style stores.
4. Consider shielding your sensor wiring.
5. Consider connecting your speed controller fans together, so they run regardless of whether or not you trip a breaker.
6. Don't forget a charging circuit for the RC backup battery.
Just a few thoughts, I'm sure more will come through.
-JEE
EDIT: Regarding my comment about speed controller motor fans...run them on a separate properly fused circuit to keep them running even if you trip a motor breaker. Previous convention has the motor fans attached to the inputs to the speed contollers, which will go dead if your motor pops the breaker. This means heat will not be evacuated during the tripped period.
Last edited by jee7s : 16-01-2008 at 00:12.
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