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Completed Circuit
Completed Circuit
You will utilize scrap pieces to mount portions of your project.
Make sure to label each of the pieces.
Important Notes:
Important Notes:
Standard Industry Practice:
In DC circuits, the Red wire is almost always Positive (+).
The Black wire is almost always Negative (-) or Ground.
Make sure your battery pack has a jumper. Otherwise you will burn up the bulb.
Making 3 Strand Wire
Making 3 Strand Wire
Cut 18 inches of black 24 gauge, red 24 gauge, copper wire and heat shrink tubing.
Run the wire through the Heat shrink tubing.
Use that heat gun to shrink wrap the tubing, hold it in the air and do not heat on wooden surfaces.
Stripping Wires
Stripping Wires
Utilize the wire strippers, they only go to 20 guage so you might need to use the cutter with light pressure.
Strip back about 1/2 inch of wire.
Using Wire Nuts in the Junction Box
Using Wire Nuts in the Junction Box
Make a Y with the wires and start twisting them all the way up.
Put the wire nut on and keep twisting until you feel it tighten up.
Wire the Junction Box
Wire the Junction Box
Secure the negative wires with a wire nut
Secure the positive wires with a wire nut
Pre-drill two holes one into the base and one into the junction box and run a ground wire between them secure the ground wires on the junction box with a screw
Secure the ground wire on the base with a screw
Building the Switch Assembly
Building the Switch Assembly
The switch needs a home.
Zero drill bit to top of board.
Hold using clamp and drill so that there is only an 1/8" of material left. Do not drill all the way through.
Find a piece of scrap wood that you can utilize to build your switch housing.
You should be able to see the center of the bit had come out the backside . From that point layout the width and length of the switch and add about a 1/32".
Lay out the size of the hole from the center. Visually double check that it will fit by placing it between the lines.
Clamp down and use custom blade to cut out.
Attach some risers that we can run the wires underneath the switch.
Wire not the copper.
Wire nut the positive leads.
Put terminal ends on and clamp hard.
Connect terminals to switch.
Stuff everything underneath, and pre drill a hole so that you can attach to base with a screw.
Wire the Bulb
Wire the Bulb
Make sure to wire:
Red to positive
Black to negative
Ground to the housing
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