[watsonstudios]

Where's a good source for 22 gauge 4 conductor wire to use for hooking up the steppers? Most wire I find is 24 gauge or higher.

Also, what are people using for connectors - DIN, XLR, etc.

Thanks

[rustamd]

Here is good source for wire:

http://www.action-electronics.com/wi...e.htm#Shielded

and i'm using AMP CPC connectors, got them from

http://www.alliedelec.com/

[rustamd]

*most steppers are wired with 22AWG wires, so thats what you can use to wire them to drivers.

[Regnar]

For 22 AWG you could goto Home Depot and ask for Secuirty Camera wire.

I am using trailer light wire that is from walmart. It is 18 awg non shielded but I was able to get 24' for 8 dollars. I will be using sheilded wire for my limit and home switches.

I then be using a 4 post barrier strip with soldierless connections. Attach the one near the controller and one near the stepper. this way I know that the connection cannot be pulled out. Once my machine is done I will be making covers to go over the barrier strips so that nothing can come across and short it out. Picture of barrier stip is attached.

[rustamd]

Where's a good source for 22 gauge 4 conductor wire to use for hooking up the steppers? Most wire I find is 24 gauge or higher.

Also, what are people using for connectors - DIN, XLR, etc.

Thanks

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[shashank ayyar]

sorry,but wire crosssection would be lesser for a higher guage wire right?

[shashank ayyar]

and would anyone know if we follow awg in india?

[CPierce18]

Anyone know if it is possible to use CAT-5 Wire?

[Kipper]

and would anyone know if we follow awg in india?

I would imagine you'd be using SWG or seeing as how India is in the modern world.... Metric

[Kipper]

Anyone know if it is possible to use CAT-5 Wire?

Possible...yup but personally I use Ölflex flexible wire. I think the Cat5 would be too brittle.

[martinw]

Anyone know if it is possible to use CAT-5 Wire?

Dear CPierce18,

I could be wrong, but I think that most CAT 5 cables would be struggling with the current. Most CAT 5 cables are 24 or 26 awg. The guy wants 22 awg.

Best wishes

Martin

[swbogart]

Anyone know if it is possible to use CAT-5 Wire?

CAT5 is 24AWG, probably not big enough. Flexibility would be OK if you used stranded rather than solid CAT5, also called patch cable.

[CPierce18]

Thanks... I'll put CAT-5 on my do not use list for the new plasma table.(nuts)

[mxpro32]

Home depot has 4-conductor braided shielded wire in 22 guage. I'm not sure what it's intended purposes is, but it is nice stuff. The color is gray.

[pminmo]

Now to the important questions, how much current are your motors going to be running, and how long are the cables going to be, and what is your power supply voltage? 22awg is roughly .16 ohms per 10'. A 6A motor on a 20' cable (40' or wire on one phase) is going to drop roughly 4V across the wire. So if you were running a 34V power supply, 12% of the supply voltage will be wasted. If it's a 24V supply it will be worse. It's pretty easy to find 18ga single strand wire at home supplies and automotive supply houses. A drill can serve to make your own twisted pairs and/or nylon electrical ties can dress the wires together. Plastic loom or wire netting can dress it further if appearance is an issue.

[Mariss Freimanis]

Wire gage really doesn't matter so long as the cable doesn't get hot. The stuff about 6A thru a 22-gage wire is true but as motor speed increases, current decreases. There would be little to noticable decrease in motor peformance.

Mariss