John C Leonard Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 I have 8th inch 1 inch copper bars that I was going to use to connect 2 xs d3100s for a bc3500d would these bars work fine for power transfer or do they need to be thicker? Not real big into the electrical aspect yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 1/8 is alright, most use 1/4 i believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmmoJammo Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 it's only about 1.5 times the area of a 0ga cable... so not ideal. however, you're not running a heap of power, so it should be fine, if you do it right. for example, you wouldn't want the battery connected to one end of the bus bar, with four cables running off it, instead you'd want the battery connected to the middle, with two cables on each end... if that makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Leonard Posted March 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Alright man thanks for the info, since they are 8th inch could I put 2 on each like just double them up? Would that work then I could just connect the wires anywhere to them because I have a bunch of the bars like 300+ lol I can get them for free because my work throws them away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmmoJammo Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Got any pics of what they look like, and what you want to do exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Leonard Posted March 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 I don't no how to post pictures from my ipad lol and that's all I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 I don't no how to post pictures from my ipad lol and that's all I have Use the photobucket app and copy the IMG code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John C Leonard Posted March 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Thanks carbon that helps a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMDSmith Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Don't be an idiot like me and use half inch thick. Had to pay to have a shop tap them out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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