I ran Cat5e all over my house when it was built -- makes great LAN and phone cable. However, it would seem to me to be very light-duty for rotor cable, which usually requires at least 2 conductors of
N0RQ asked about 18ga sprinkler cable for rotors. I used this wire at my NC station to feed a T2X which was later repalced with an M2 Orion. Worked fine on both rotors. I had about a 250-300 foot run
N0RQ asked about 18ga sprinkler cable for rotors. I used this wire at my NC station to feed a T2X which was later repalced with an M2 Orion. Worked fine on both rotors. I had about a 250-300 foot run
Some day you should go measure the voltage at the rotor and compare it to the voltage at the control box. The results might lead you to upgrade the guage of wire you're using. Publish the results for
Yeah, but this is NOT brain surgery, nor does justify a dozen posts to the reflector. Haul out your wire tables that show resistance per foot for various wire sizes, use your VOM to measure the curr
At 03:55 PM 6/18/2004, wa3gin wrote: Some day you should go measure the voltage at the rotor and compare it to the voltage at the control box. The results might lead you to upgrade the guage of wire
At 05:05 PM 6/18/2004 -0400, Pete Smith wrote: At 03:55 PM 6/18/2004, wa3gin wrote: Some day you should go measure the voltage at the rotor and compare it to the voltage at the control box. The resul
short cable connecting specs for current), and If you are going to measure voltage and current, use a storage scope. Measure under the worse-case load conditions when the motor is at maximum torque.
A good manual would specify maximum loop resistance. Who knows how long the cable is. Jim _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers",