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Old 12-30-2022, 04:56 PM   #1
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Default Battery cable gauge for conversion

I am converting to lithium. I had planned on using my stock battery cables with the Eco Battery 51v @ 102a with stock Curtis 250a controller and stock DC motor. I don't see a need to swap to all 4G cable. Does anyone else?
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Old 12-30-2022, 05:52 PM   #2
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Default Re: Battery cable gauge for conversion

do you plan to upgrade your controller or motor in the future... if so I would highly recommend upgrading the cables now as the larger cables can handle higher amperage with less resistance aka heat. If your gonna stay all stock or not put on larger tires or anything you most likely would be ok staying stock but cables are cheap in the larger picture... :)
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Old 12-30-2022, 06:09 PM   #3
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Default Re: Battery cable gauge for conversion

I do plan to, but not for a year, the battery was costly enough. Overall, I am fine with upgrading the cables. I have the cart mostly apart, after some body work / battery tray replacement etc. But for the simple pleasure of having a working cart, I wanted to make sure the stock cables would get me and the fam around the neighborhood in the mean time.
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Old 12-30-2022, 06:27 PM   #4
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Default Re: Battery cable gauge for conversion

The stock cables will work with the stock controller and motor... but in the future the upgrade is worth it.
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Old 12-30-2022, 07:00 PM   #5
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Cool. Thanks so much.
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Old 01-03-2023, 10:24 AM   #6
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Potentially a cautionary tale on this. I recently upgraded to 3 12v lithiums and my cables running to the selector switch from the motor are really heating up. It does run fine, but I'm not sure how long that will last. If you can go ahead and upgrade those, I might recommend it. I have the latest post in the forum with my issue for reference.
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Old 01-03-2023, 09:34 PM   #7
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Potentially a cautionary tale on this. I recently upgraded to 3 12v lithiums and my cables running to the selector switch from the motor are really heating up. It does run fine, but I'm not sure how long that will last. If you can go ahead and upgrade those, I might recommend it. I have the latest post in the forum with my issue for reference.
That’s good to know did you ever take notice to that with non lithiums?
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Old 01-03-2023, 09:39 PM   #8
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It's important to have the right ends on the cables for the terminals you are connecting to. The terminal connections have to be good and tight. When I converted my cart, I ordered cables with the proper ends to fit the terminals on my Leaf Cells.
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Old 01-04-2023, 07:43 AM   #9
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If i have a 3” lift kit with 14 “ rims and a back seat and often have 4 people on the cart should i put heavy gage motor and battery cables
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Old 01-04-2023, 08:52 AM   #10
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That’s good to know did you ever take notice to that with non lithiums?
I did not notice this was a problem with the previous LA set
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