# NEMA 34 motor cables - can i join two 12 ft cables vs buying 20ft cable

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**Created:** [November 8, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/nema-34-motor-cables-can-i-join-two-12-ft-cables-vs-buying-20ft-cable/5457 "2025-11-08T15:22:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![chelps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@chelps](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/chelps)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/nema-34-motor-cables-can-i-join-two-12-ft-cables-vs-buying-20ft-cable/5457/1 "2025-11-08T15:22:50Z")

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Finishing a 4ft expansion for my Pro 4824. Avid recommended ordering cables so I got some Nema 34 motor cables 12 ft lengths. I only needed one longer cable but I need more than 12 ft. Can I just use two of the 12 ft or is that asking for problems down the road?

I’ll be returning the extra cables and thought it might work to return fewer and not have to order the 20 ft length

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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/eric/32/3220_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/nema-34-motor-cables-can-i-join-two-12-ft-cables-vs-buying-20ft-cable/5457/2 "2025-11-08T17:12:38Z")

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Shouldn’t be an issue