Silicone Wire (1mtr)

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High quality silicone insulated wire in 1M lengths in red and black.ย Choose the gauge you’d like!

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Description

High quality, flexible wire is essential for all multicopter builds.ย This wire has a multi-strand copper inner core for excellent conductivity and an outer sheath made from pure silicone.ย It has a large temperature tolerance of between -60 to 200ยฐC.

Theย 14ย AWG wire is perfect forย wiring up anything from aย quadcopterย to lightingย harnesses, through to theย extra large diameter 8 AWG wire, whichย is suited toย high power applications such as heavy liftingย octocopters.

We sell it in 1m pre-cut lengths in either red or black – please select as required.

We now sell bonded silicone wire – here.

Silicone Wire AWG Scale

Specification
  • High strand count
  • Pure copper & pure silicone
  • Temp rating: 200Deg C
  • Length: 1 meter
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Advice

Selecting the correct cable:ย American Wire Gauge (AWG) is a U.S. standard for wire size and commonly referenced for RC cables. The gauge is related to the diameter of the wire. The higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire. Generally speaking lower gauge, larger diameter wire can handle more current. However, the relationship between gauge and carrying capacity isn’t straightforward. It’s influenced by other factors including: voltage drop, insulation, temperature limits, thermal conductivity and air convection. Therefore, as a rule of thumb only, the following chart indicates the max continuous amp rating for silicone cable 20 – 8 AWG. Noteย that theย cable is capable of withstanding short surges of several times these values.

AWG Area Diameter Current
20 0.52mmยฒ 0.812mm up toย 11A
18 0.82mmยฒ 1.02mm up to 16A
16 1.31mmยฒ 1.29mm up to 22A
14 2.08mmยฒ 1.63mm up to 32A
12 3.31mmยฒ 2.05mm up to 45A
10 5.26mmยฒ 2.59mm up to 65A
8 8.37mmยฒ 3.26mm up to 95A

High stranded, silicone wire is best suited for multirotor applications as it’s low resistance, very flexible and has a 200ยฐC rating. Different parts of a multirotor wiring harness require different gauges. It is important to correctly match cable gaugeย to the current draw to prevent electrical failures but equally to minimise unnecessary weight. Generally speakingย 10AWG is used for big LiPos >5000 mAH, 12AWGย for LiPosย >3,300 mAH,ย 14AWGย for smallย LiPos >2000 mAH, 16/18AWG forย mini LiPos >1000 mAH and finally 20-24AWG forย receiver batteries, LED & low power lighting. Typically wire gauge requirements reduce as you progress away from the batteries; cable leading from the battery to the PDB/ESCs needs to be thicker than those connecting the flight electronics and auxiliaries. If cable lengths are kept short, you can usually “get away with” a higher current draw than the cableโ€™s indicated rating. Current load can also be spread between multiple cables. For instance if you run two batteries in parallel you can run wires from each to a single PDB to in effect reduce the load running through the single wires. Finally avoid mixing wire gauges inline, as a lot of heat will be generated at the junction.

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