`nah the voltage drop will be 0.5% of full voltage. they are 10g wire, in short thats not enough wire to create a problem with the voltage drop

Sorry bud but you are dead wrong. Your calculation is based on everything being to perfection. You have way too many failure points in your setup. That much wiring and all of those connections will cause you problems period. That is one of the worst setups I have ever seen.

Tex...please stop sugar coating it and tell him like it is:rofl:

the whole idea of rewiring was to make it long enough so that they will reach. if i dont i will fry it again and again and again! i dont like making castle fix my mmm after i messed up in the first place!
next are you going to tell me my cc 5mm bullets are to small? or my 1515 is not suited for my aplication? i based that calculation on my electricions book, if you have one look under voltage drop.

so your running 6 lipos in one vehicle?
....do you have any pics?

all I picture is this;
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...m/IMG_1363.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...m/IMG_1364.jpg


:lol: just messin with ya! :whistle:

I never said anything about your bullets or the 1515, just your poor wiring. An electrician's hand book is simply a guide for AC electrical type systems, not electronics as is used in our applications. No Electronics Engineer would suggest you wire like you have. You have over 60 possible points of failure in your wiring/battery setup alone. When running this high a load 2 packs is the maximum you really want to parallel.

Why not ask Patrick or one of the castle techs what they think?

so i need #6? this is the minimum lengths that will fit. where can i get #6 awg wire for rc use? not being sarcastic

or will this be better http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0C-WI8Gr.html
hoov! thers mine
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/102_1716.jpg
:lol: hope you did not poke your lipo on your sway bar :(:

I still have 2 to put through their paces but I think my motor is dead. Does anyone have a 1521 1y for sale???

The size wire gauge you use depends on the current draw and the length. If 10 feet of 10GA is good for 50A, 1 foot of the same gauge will be good for higher amperage. Any of those electronics books will tell you that, but probably not as simply. It's about how many ohms of resistance per unit of length. We are dealing with lengths usually under 6" in a typical setup, so that isn't a huge concern.

What I would watch out for is the number of connections you have. Deans are touted as having as much contact resistance as the same length of wire, which is probably true, when brand new. But connectors get dirty and worn over time (Deans, bullets, Powerpoles, whatever) and plugging/unplugging wears on them. The resistance goes up and so does voltage drop and the current capacity goes down. Not to mention all those possible points of failure.

6GA wire with the flexibility of Deans/noodle wire will be hard to come by. I think the biggest I've seen like that is 10GA. If you really think it's a problem, you could always double-up on 12GA on each connection, but it becomes rather clunky and messy.

No, the best/easiest way to handle this would be to use either 12 or 10GA and keep the lengths as short as possible. This might mean you have to rearrange things a little, but it's worth it IMO.

finaly someone who sees it my way! we will se how it goes

Gotta watch inductance too. That's actually just as bad for an ESC as resistance in the wiring harness.

Long wires BAD. Short wires GOOD. :party:

Yeah, there is that... :oops:

ok so as soon as i get my replacement i will try to shead some wire...in about 2weeks

Or get rid of all those crap amps batts away. And just buy some real packs. There will be so many points of that wire job to go wrong. And the car will be a mess.

I just cant see that set up working so well, and have all those wires everywhere would drive me nuts

cramp amps? i have had no problems with my batterys! i like to see my friends face when i pull off the body to reveal a rat race of wires!

Or why not just reassemble them into 6s packs to cut down on the extra wire

because i run the packs in other cars

that made my day:lol:

I Just Spit Mt. Dew All Over My Lap ...that Was Funny Right There ...thanks

Hahahah! That's great... :rofl: I've use duct tape to hold my battery before...I admit it. Though it was only one pack. :smile:

Anyways, I agree with what pretty much everyone else said about your series/parallel adapter being to long. Depending on where you mount the esc you could cut that down to 1/4 of its current size. The battery leads themselves are OK, since each battery has the same length leads on it and the load will be split evenly.