Heavy wiring

[Ominous Slayer]

Sorry if its a silly question but is 16 gauge heavy wiring a good 'upgrade' for a gun, and what will it do? Will it improve reliability? If so, anything else?
And what is the best 'gauge'

[unnamedone]

Re: Heavy wiring

It will improve rate or fire.

The best guage Ive found is 18awg, as 16awg (thicker) can sometimes be an arse to fit depending on what gearbox version you are using.

[Ominous Slayer]

Re: Heavy wiring

V2 (tm mp5)

[Bigbird 104]

Re: Heavy wiring

I'd use 18 AWG too. I find 16 to be a real squeeze in a v2 gearbox and can be a pain if your front wired. The only gun I've got 16 AWG in is an M14 which has more room and less wire, and the only reason then was for a 14.8v lipo.

[Ominous Slayer]

Re: Heavy wiring

Its rear wired, ok 18 is cool. How much is it and how come 18 is thinner than 16? o.O

[Caveira]

Re: Heavy wiring

1/18th is smaller than 1/16th

[Ominous Slayer]

Re: Heavy wiring

Ok, thanks :P
I thought the higher the gauge the thicker it was. [naive presumption]

[Bigbird 104]

Re: Heavy wiring

I got about 5m silicone wire for £3. AWG stands for American Wire Gauge the higher the number the thinner the wire. I know that if you were planning to connect your battrery 100 feet away you'd need to use 12 AWG lol.

[Ominous Slayer]

Re: Heavy wiring

How many gauges is that silicone wire and how much do you need for 1x gun?

[HuntR]

Re: Heavy wiring

1 metre of it is sufficient for a few guns. Most places sell it in a minimum size of 1m