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Unread 17-12-2004, 07:41
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Electrical Schematic/ Wiring diagram

Sanddrag,
We have always talked about making a schematic but the FIRST one is sufficient. When we have a problem, we are not going to pull out the schematic and try to determine a cause. By color marking everything we can easily make a determination of a problem. When I say "everything" I mean PWM cables, PWM positions on the RC, fuses and block, speed controllers and spikes, primary and secondary wiring and motors, solenoids, servos, sensors and lights.. Wiring is coded at both ends. We know that if the red motor is running and shouldn't be, we can pull the red fuse and it should power down. If the red motor isn't running and it should be, we check to see if the fan is spinning on the red controller and it has "happy lights", if the red PWM cable is in place at the controller and the RC, and if the red fuse in in place in the red position on the fuse block.
If I was going to draw out a diagram, I would use Autocad since it readily available for me.
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