I seem to recall putting in 22' of welding cable. If I use Ferg's numbers
that gives a weight difference of 1741 gram / 3.7 pounds over #4 welding
cable. Seems like a worth while saving.
Paul
>Cheers,
> If you want to compare weights, I ordered 20 feet of #4 CCA
>(copper-covered alu) wire from Perihelion and Eric Jones. I expect to
>install a 17Ah battery under one of five compartments built under the
>extended bulkhead 'shelf'
>It weighs 48.75 gm/ft. I was going to use #4 welding cable (rubber-covered)
>which is 127gm/ft - because of its flexibility and rather innocuous smoke
>when heated (archives). I don't know the weight /foot of #4aircraft cable
>but it may be determined I'm sure.
>Ferg
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