Not sure if im jumping at shadows but the power connection from my power supply is feeling very hot. To explain better, from my PS I have some heavy duty lanscaping cable (3.3mm) which is then soldered to a 2 core connector (female). From the controller I have the same heavy duty cable soldered to the 2 core male connector. The connectors are 18AWG according to the connector markings. it is the actual connector which is getting really hot. Should it be doing this?
Power connection getting hot
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How much current are you pulling through that connector ?
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I don't really know but I think it was zero as I didn't have it connected to anything. I thought it was connected to the controller but it wasn't. I didn't notice but could the ends of the cable have been touching (+ touching -) and that causing the heat? I have now connected it to the controller, and it seems to be back to normal.
If there was nothing connected and it was getting hot it sounds like you had a short somewhere. Maybe post a picture of the connector involved.
I would keep the total load on that wire at a maximum of 8 amp's (5 would be better) as your connectors are the limiting factor in the wiring setup. A bigger cable in between the connectors only helps to get those amp's to get to the other end. A work around would be to solder two or more connectors on each end of the of that 3.3mm cable and that will share the load throughout them.