Telephone wire

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explorer98
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Telephone wire

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For running power to thrusters, does telephone wire work? Its cheap and very thin and light, and I am willing to thread it all through a protective case, but would it work?
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KR2_Diving
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Re: Telephone wire

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I think you will find that telephone wire is a bit to small to run the power required for motors. It may work for a short test (<15sec) but you are likely to melt the wires should you run any longer.
explorer98
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Re: Telephone wire

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Oh ok :) thanx :) what is another type of cheap wire I could use?
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I am running brushless motors, which require 3 wires for each motor. I have a cheap extension cord lying around that I plan on using. That gave me the length of cable I needed to create the leads for my motors, and all three wires are in a nice little package!

Something like this!
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Re: Telephone wire

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Awesome! I will probably use one now :)
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