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SpEEdyBL
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11.06.2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16 View Post
Motor wires, they are 7 1/2'' long right now. i want to shorten them to like 2".

sorry about that vague post
2"? Is your esc touching the motor or something? I bet you will have trouble mounting the esc flat. Have fun holding the motor in place while changing the gearing.

Generally, shorter is always better, though it's not really practical to shorten 10ga wires that much, unless you have space issues in your vehicle otherwise. The worst things that could happen if your wires are to short is if you decide to put the motor system in a different vehicle and suddenly the wires don't reach to the esc. You'll have to solder on an extension. This is why I prefer motors with solder tabs, in which case you don't need to worry about over-shortening the wires. In fact, I just decide to rotate the MMM 90 degrees in my 8ight and even though the MMM bullets only moved an inch away further to the motor, the wires had to be about 2" longer just because of the angle required to bend the wires.


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