MaxHeadRoom
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She's a hearty Lass alright!I also have a 4 ton wench which is quite heavy. .
Max.
She's a hearty Lass alright!I also have a 4 ton wench which is quite heavy. .
True, but my mind sees, "180 amps" and goes straight to, "That's a minimum wire size of 00 AWG."I never mentioned weight as one of the problems since it was not listed as a requirement.
No need for apologies, I wasn't trying to state a conclusion. My only purpose was to get the OP/TS to think about the implications of his requirements.True, but my mind sees, "180 amps" and goes straight to, "That's a minimum wire size of 00 AWG."
Quite an inductor!
Then I thought about the transformer (that won't be required for this circuit) and went off the track.
Sorry. My bad.
Not necessarily. If you ever look at a huge industrial SMPS or other similar such HF based power supply systems you will they they use considerably smaller gauges in their inductors and transformers despite carrying that high of currents.True, but my mind sees, "180 amps" and goes straight to, "That's a minimum wire size of 00 AWG."
Quite an inductor!
Maybe the quotation marks hid it from the spell checker."Skilz" must be a midwestern colloquialism.
Unfortunately the NEC coding is only good for residential and commercial power systems and does not apply to the actual inner workings of most every device that may be connected to them.All I have to go on is the NEC...
I wouldn't put too much faith in the 180 Amps figure. That would only be peak current and made lower by good design. Average current would be closer to the 90 Amps from earlier calculations, which would probably require 16Ga or so wire. The gauge would depend on wire resistance, length ( which would be pretty short ) and heat transfer, which could be aided with forced air cooling.my mind sees, "180 amps" and goes straight to, "That's a minimum wire size of 00 AWG."
Quite an inductor!
Keep exploring and innovating. You won't convince everyone, so I suggest we just move past this.I thought I mentioned earlier.
Wait a minute angin. This does not add up either.But replacing the hydraulic actuators with DC actuators on the trucks means more heat --> we needs higher motor efficiency. The cost of electronics will still be cheaper than using hydraulics.
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