I was about to order more 10 gauge wire to modify my battery harness to add another lipo pack, when I saw a deal with a set of 5 wires, 5 ft each (black, red, blue, yellow, white) and thought that maybe it's time to upgrade part of my phase wires too. The cheap hub came with pretty thin wires, and questionable whether they have any copper in them. I frequently touch the motor after a steep hill climb, but never the wires, but I'm guessing they get warm.
Anyway, if I upgrade the phases, then I need a solution for the halls. I looked for 5 or 6 conductor cables, but don't want to buy 50 ft or the larger lengths they sell. I'm thinking of using a CAT5 patch cable, which has 4 sets of twisted pairs. My thinking is to used 3 of the twisted pairs for each hall, and the third to carry the 5V and ground. I also thought of using only one conductor of the 3 twisted pairs, and run ground through the other 3 wire from those pairs, and 5V through the last set of twisted pairs. Not sure if that would help or hinder potential electrical interference.
Any opinions or experience, or alternate methods for running the halls would be greatly appreciated. I'm cheap, so the patch cable seemed like a cheap solution. Thanks ahead of time.
PS. After the battery harness, I'm thinking of upgrading the wires from my triangle pack, that runs in series with the lipos. They are the weak link, since they appear to be 12 gauge, and the rest of my harnesses are 10 gauge, I'll need to open the pack to access the BMS and solder on the new conductors. Any precautions I should take, on top of just being super careful?
Anyway, if I upgrade the phases, then I need a solution for the halls. I looked for 5 or 6 conductor cables, but don't want to buy 50 ft or the larger lengths they sell. I'm thinking of using a CAT5 patch cable, which has 4 sets of twisted pairs. My thinking is to used 3 of the twisted pairs for each hall, and the third to carry the 5V and ground. I also thought of using only one conductor of the 3 twisted pairs, and run ground through the other 3 wire from those pairs, and 5V through the last set of twisted pairs. Not sure if that would help or hinder potential electrical interference.
Any opinions or experience, or alternate methods for running the halls would be greatly appreciated. I'm cheap, so the patch cable seemed like a cheap solution. Thanks ahead of time.
PS. After the battery harness, I'm thinking of upgrading the wires from my triangle pack, that runs in series with the lipos. They are the weak link, since they appear to be 12 gauge, and the rest of my harnesses are 10 gauge, I'll need to open the pack to access the BMS and solder on the new conductors. Any precautions I should take, on top of just being super careful?