Question about wire size going to servos

[Jackal66]

I'm getting ready to run wires from my Gecko 320x's to the servos. The servos are Electrocraft 90VDC 12A continuous & 20A peak.


According to the Gecko FAQ's by Marcus:

Q.) What gauge wire should I use for wiring my drives? A.) For terminals 1 and 2, the power terminals, use nothing smaller than 16 gauge wire. For all others, we recommend using 22 gauge wire.

It is in this link:

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/gecko_...ers_servo.html



This means run 16 gauge to the power on the Geckos. Then run 22 ga. wire from terminal 3 & 4 ( armature connections) to drive the servos.

I'm not trying to contradict anyone, it's just that I prefer over-kill on things.

Would it be better to run 14ga wire?

Does it need to be shielded ?

Can I just run regular stranded wire, and twist the pair inside of some flexible conduit ( separate from other wires of course)?

Thanks for the info.

JAckal

[Al_The_Man]

Originally Posted by Jackal66 Would it be better to run 14ga wire? Does it need to be shielded ? Can I just run regular stranded wire, and twist the pair inside of some flexible conduit ( separate from other wires of course)? JAckal

That's always been my practice, 14g twisted is fine, and should be for those armatures.
Al.

[Jackal66]

Al,

Thanks for confirming this.


JAckal