I’m in the process of building a modular 10S4P pack that can easily be split up into 6 smaller packs so I can take my board on a plane. I’ve got a bunch of this wire already which I’m considering using to solder between the connectors I’m using and the ends of each smaller pack.
I understand that generally you’d want to use thicker wire than this in most areas but considering that the length of wire between the actual battery packs and the connectors are only at most a few cm long, should I be able to get away with thinner wire like this for such short lengths?
what awg you talking? You’ll probably burn up the wire if you use anything thinner than 14-16awg. Keep in mind the faa allows you to bring 2 spare packs with one pack in the “device”, so you probably can’t bring all 6.
80A seems a bit much I would’ve thought? I’ve always had a 40A fuse on my board which has never blown. Thanks for the link, the main thing I’m thinking about when looking at those sort of tables though is that I expect the ratings would be based on wire that’s significantly longer than a few cm’s?
Thickness plays more of a role than length. 80a is what your pack is rated for, so I’d follow that guideline. The 40A fuse made me street my face once from it blowing, so I’d replace that if i were you. However, you shouldn’t blow it if you don’t do anything extreme.
