Battery-inverter cables upgrade

[Fintray]

Interesting. Did you try weighing the cable?

Copper is c. 8.96g/cm³

25mm² * 1m = 250cm³ so the copper alone in a 1m length of 25mm²should weigh 2.24kg.

Shouldn't that be 0.224kg?

[Countrypaul]

Yep.

Think of it like this, assume copper is 9/cm3 and he thinks he has 250 cm3 so 9x250=2250g oe 2.25kg.

However, 25mm2 is 0.25cm2 so 0.25 x 100 = 25cm3, 9 x 25 = 225g

If it does weigh 2.25kg/m where do you get it?

[Stinsy]

Interesting. Did you try weighing the cable?

Copper is c. 8.96g/cm³

25mm² * 1m = 250cm³ so the copper alone in a 1m length of 25mm²should weigh 2.24kg.

Shouldn't that be 0.224kg?

I think you're right. There are 100mm² in 1cm²...

[Saladin]

K.I.S.S.

[nowty]

1 metre of 50mm².

[Saladin]

How much does the insulating jacket weigh?

btw that's the "hi-flex" cable Nowty it's 40mm² > 45mm²

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[nowty]

How much does the insulating jacket weigh?

btw that's the "hi-flex" cable Nowty it's 40mm² > 45mm²

Dodgey cable dot com linky

PM me for the "I know what you did last Summer" hotline

Free cable or class action lawsuit; you choose...'Split Charge's' defense was "even the NHS buys it!"

I think your right as my 50mm² hydraulic die would not adequately crimp it, I had to use a 35mm² die but not compress all the way.
However, even 35mm² cable would have been adequate for my upgrade needs anyway.

[Saladin]

The gauge being down is one thing but so is the price hence my acceptance of the back-hander. Sure it's dishonest but it's effin' hard to get honest cable or any at all in a red jacket over 50mm², if the price per gram of copper is fair then ignore the numbers and oversize the oversize is my logic.

Easiest way to tell is push 200A through it and see if the voltage drop is consistent with rated for that gauge, length and voltage. After that if the bonnet bee is bothersome have it tested in an independant lab then choose your adventure from there

I'm sure they've covered their bottoms it took me a month to get compensation. When you look at the data sheet the CSA of their 35mm² is 30mm² when you пr² all the strands (but in reality it's less again), the ampacity is at a reduced duty cycle and the jacket gets thinner every year to help the heat dissipation.

I pulled 10 year old hi-flex outtov a boat and it was noticeably more substantial than the "same gauge" new hi-flex I was replacing it with.

In the grand scheme of things the planet's vibrating...we need tuning forks not cables....

[pudding]

Blimey, this has developed. Ok, so I was thinking of this 50mm cable between inverter and disconnect/connector block - https://www.superlecdirect.com/superlec ... -6381ef50/ Anything wrong with it or problem using this flexible cable?

[Stinsy]

Blimey, this has developed. Ok, so I was thinking of this 50mm cable between inverter and disconnect/connector block - https://www.superlecdirect.com/superlec ... -6381ef50/ Anything wrong with it or problem using this flexible cable?

Why have you chosen H07RN-F? That is for harsh environments such as outdoors, building sites, or marine applications. Sure it'll do the job but it is the wrong tool for a short run between Disconnect and inverter.

Look for "welding cable".