New Speed Controllers :)

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by sparksandtabs

well anyway why would they let you use 120A continuously if they can just step up to the old 883's that run up to 60A continuously. I think that is more acceptable, plus you dont have to use practically a solid copper rod for a wire.

Unless you are straining 10 motors, there is no reason you should EVER get anywhere near 120A continuous current draw. Not to mention your batteries would bite the dust quite quickly with that kind of abuse.

By the way, you would be much better off using thick stranded wire than one solid piece of wire. Current flows on the surface of a conductor, so the amount of current a single piece of wire can transmit is limited by its size.