Radio control applications routinely push specs beyond their usual limits to achieve acceptable flying weight. (Ok, mass if you prefer... Gimme a break - I'm a hobbyist!) The wires you see on the lower left are the flying leads coming from the large Lithium Polymer battery I mentioned. The battery's rated at 40C-50C "burst" - ie. for less than 30s, and 20C continuous. I don't have the battery with me so I can't check the wire gauge but it's thick for R/C gear, probably thin for normal engineering practice. The "burst" 400+ amps might heat up the wires a little but that's ok in this application. It should be able to handle the standard 180A without too much fuss (you'd hope). It's an interesting point though - I might do some voltage drop tests on the leads under load to see what happens. Cheers, Zik On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Olin Lathrop wrote: > Zik Saleeba wrote: > > A couple of weeks ago I asked about ultra light weight power > > connectors capable of carrying 200A. ... > > > > http://www.zikzak.net/~zik/vtol/power.jpg > > What's the point of a 200A connector if what it is connected can't handle > 200A. That wire doesn't look like it's capable of anywhere near 200A. > > > ******************************************************************** > Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products > (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist