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igorb

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Wire thickness
« on: February 05, 2016, 07:17:11 »
Are those 4 pin RJ11 cables which can be bought in walmarts suitable for connecting motors to the controller? My motors are 1.3A max but I'm thinking of limiting it to about 0.8-1A with the driver. Or should I make custom cable with somewhat thicker wire?

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Re: Wire thickness
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2016, 14:45:24 »
Couldn't tell you for sure without some form of datasheet (which you probably won't find from them). But in all likelihood it should be fine - 1.3A isn't actually a massive amount, especially over only a couple of metres. Anything larger than 28AWG should be able to handle that current level - and most of the RJ11 cables you'll find will probably be 26AWG or even 24AWG, so would be fine.
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