10 gauge wire getting way hot

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13-07-2004, 09:34

Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline

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Re: 10 gauge wire getting way hot

Dave,
The diagnosis is the same with a few small observations. The wire from the ground stud to the distro should have been #6 and #12 wire is legal only when used on motor/controllers specified for #16 minimum. If this was feeding the drills, chalupas or FP motors, it should have been #10 minimum.

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