Igus CF881 Cable

[Aiph5u (Aiph5u (not affiliated with Onefinity))]

Hey Brian,

@BJS3D

@Aiph5u

I know they’re sold with cheap spindles

Actually, they’re not. Huanyang does not include any cabling with its spindles.

There are spindle cables for cheap chinese spindles of 20-16 AWG around (included or separate).

@BJS3D

This is, however, the recommended gauge and the recommended level of shielding for said spindles that must be purchased separately.

Anyone can recommend whatever they want.

@Aiph5u

The required wire size for a known current is not defined absolutely. It is defined by a formula which includes power loss and efficiency loss over the wire length. The cross-section area of a wire is inversely proportional to its resistance which strongly affects power and efficiency loss. However these are dimensions that the operator can choose according to their requirements or guidelines.

Note that for dimensioning the wire size, only the current is relevant, neither the power nor the voltage.

@BJS3D

@Aiph5u

And you did not tell whether it’s 110 V or 220 V.

And, yet, you had the privilege of participating on a thread I posted regarding this exact information. Your “opinion” is noted.

Sorry, there are many spindles/VFD successes reported here, I don’t remember. In fact I was not addressing specifically to you, just wanted to give information of general usuability (especially to original poster)

@BJS3D

Also, specs for 220V recommend minimum of 18/4 and specs for 110V recommend minimum of 16/4.

I don’t recommend to use such thin cables for such currents.

@BJS3D

It’s critical but not worth an opinion-based debate.

Of course not. I do not dimension my electrical installations based on opinions but according to the technical literature of electrical engineering studies and the guidelines of the industry.