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Originally Posted by Ryland
No such thing as to large of wire.
American Wire Gauge table and AWG Electrical Current Load Limits with skin depth frequencies and wire breaking strength is one of the sites that I used, near the bottom they have a calculator.
Terminals or lugs, check at auto part stores, motor repair shops, or heavy truck repair shops that work on semi-trucks, the shop here that works on semi-trucks had crimpers and cable and were able to make everything for me, some auto part stores will make battery cables for you as well, other times they have stuck leignths that are already made up that are cheaper then buying bulk wire from them.
What voltage do you have hooked up to the controller?
Alltrax AXE Products Page says you need 16v or more for the controller to turn on and it sounds like you hooked it up with just a single 12v battery.
They list wiring diagrams under their document section. |
I reused some terminals I had from the UPS battery I got. I had quite a few I'm re-using. Got them cut and spliced to the throttle cables and they connect nicely to the controller.
As for the controller voltage....*FACEPALM* I read the wiring diagrams multiple times, but failed the most simple task of reading to find out what voltage it requires to turn on. I'll have to wire it again later to find out if it works. Right now the motor and mounting plate is off the bike because I'm going to finish it up and paint it to keep it safe from the elements.
I'm still in the process of sourcing some batteries. Funds are available I'm just looking for a vendor.