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Forum Looking to hire someone capable to build a power cable for my project.
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Looking to hire someone capable to build a power cable for my project.

evmattyp
evmattyp over 7 years ago

I apologize if this is against the spirit of the group. I'm new here and I'm searching for someone capable of building a specific type of power cable that I will be using to connect multiple battery packs together in parallel.

 

I have a simple design layout in mind but I'm open to professional opinions as well. What I invisage is a large (8awg) "trunk" line with an anderson connector at one end.  Every 4-5" down this trunk will a "branch" that is 4-5" long with an XT60 connector on it. There will be (50) of these XT60 "branches" in total. It will need to be flexible yet properly insulated to prevent melting.

 

I can provide all of the required supplies upfront or if someone would prefer to source their own parts I'm happy to reimburse for those @ cost.

 

If anyone is interested in undertaking this request please respond to me here and I can provide you with any information or details you will need to accurately quote me.

 

Thanks so much.

 

Matty 

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  • jw0752
    jw0752 over 7 years ago in reply to evmattyp +3
    Hi Matt, I will ask a couple more questions, not that I will be able to build the cable for you, but if we can clarify a few things we may catch the interest of someone who can. Have you engineered this…
  • shabaz
    shabaz over 7 years ago +1
    Hi Matt, I agree with John, while it is possible to parallel batteries there are many practical difficulties and usage limitations/difficulties to keep them operating in a safe or reliable state. If you…
  • evmattyp
    evmattyp over 7 years ago in reply to jw0752 +1
    I appreciate the reply. The reason the power cable needs to be flexible is so that it can be routed in an "S" manner between the battery packs. This will provide the shortest single run. Although I don…
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  • dougw
    dougw over 7 years ago

    Could you just run 2 copper pipes as bus bars separated periodically with insulating spacers. The battery connectors could be Anderson connectors with wire leads to ring terminals. The ring terminals could attach to the pipes using copper cable clamps.

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    evmattyp over 7 years ago in reply to dougw

    While that may be easy it wouldn't provide the flexibility I need to tightly package the cells.

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    evmattyp over 7 years ago in reply to dougw

    While that may be easy it wouldn't provide the flexibility I need to tightly package the cells.

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