What Wire Do I Need?

[ShaggyRS6]

guys,

I am going to make up some leads for charging and linking batteries together but I am not sure what wire I need that would be suitable for my Trex 500 and 600. Could you point me in the right direction?

I was looking on Fastlads but did not know what to pick.

[sacko]

12awg silicone wire will be fine.

[bigpops]

For charging, 12awg will be plenty, and even 14awg will be enough unless you're charging at 30A

For flying, get 10AWG and you're golden.

[jamiem]

When charging, you will unlikely ever go above 10A which is nothing! Even 12awg is overkill, but will give you plenty of overhead.

[ShaggyRS6]

Is it the higher the AWG the better the rating? Or the other way around?

[Mark_T]

Is it the higher the AWG the better the rating? Or the other way around?

Lower AWG = thicker wire

[ShaggyRS6]

Thanks Everyone - Order Placed with Align-Trex

I am trying all the online people to see who does best

[AcidDrink]

Look at this table:

Wire-Gauge Ampacity - Transwiki