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Miko1976 09-19-2016 02:51 PM

Thin wire & Charging.
 
Just bought a new battery and realized it needs 5mm bullets. I use an iCharger usually around 15-20 amps. Was thinking about soldering on some 5mm bullets on to my old 4mm charging cable, but the wire seems thin, 14awg I beleive.

Is it safe for me to use this thin wore for charging. I don't wanna burn the house down lol.

Thanks!

gigaplex 09-19-2016 04:25 PM


Originally Posted by Miko1976 (Post 14676154)
Just bought a new battery and realized it needs 5mm bullets. I use an iCharger usually around 15-20 amps. Was thinking about soldering on some 5mm bullets on to my old 4mm charging cable, but the wire seems thin, 14awg I beleive.

Is it safe for me to use this thin wore for charging. I don't wanna burn the house down lol.

Thanks!

An easier way is to get a sleeve to put over the 4mm connectors that brings it up to 5mm. But yes, as long as that wire actually is 14awg it can handle 20A.

trigger 09-19-2016 04:30 PM

In any case, use a Lipo sack(flame proof) to reduce fire hazards.


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