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[ASK] cable and battery become hot
Posted: Jul 15th, 2014, 2:05 pm
by chazter
i'm newbie,
i try to make a thruster using brushed DC motor like this
http://postimg.org/image/6fp4ru8xd/
but the cable and baterry become hot? is there anything wrong?
thanks for help
Re: [ASK] cable and battery become hot
Posted: Jul 15th, 2014, 9:45 pm
by scubersteve
Generally, if your battery and wiring overheat it is because you are drawing more current than they can handle.
What size wiring are you using?
What type of battery?
Re: [ASK] cable and battery become hot
Posted: Jul 16th, 2014, 1:33 am
by chazter
1.5 mm wire
3s LiPO Battery
Re: [ASK] cable and battery become hot
Posted: Jul 16th, 2014, 8:20 pm
by scubersteve
Well your wire is much too small if it is 1.5mm including the insulation.
I personally don't go smaller than 18 gauge wire for my motors.
It also sounds like your lipo battery doesn't have a high enough discharge rate if it is getting too hot.