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Re: New Gear Tooth Sensor- Connection
The circuit boards are designed to be soldered onto, and it shouldn't be too hard. Do not use any sort of glue or adhesive to make the electrical connection, as most glues will not conduct electricity well and any connection you do manage to make will be unreliable. You can use hot glue to cover your solder connection to provide strain relief and protection from shorting out, but if you don't have a strong solder joint underneith, your connection will fail.
To make the signal connection, cut a PWM cable in half, and strip a small amount from the ends of the three wires, apply a small amount of solder to the exposed ends, fit them into the appropriate holes, and apply more solder to attach them in place. The wires will connect to the holes that say:
G 5 S
B R W
with B being Black, R being Red, and W being White.
You will also need to supply 12 volts to the board where it is labeled:
G 12
B R W
Solder a thin black wire to the hole labeled B and connect the other end to ground, and then solder a thin white or red wire to the hole labeled W and connect the other end to power through your circuit breaker panel.
I won't go into the details of how to solder here, since it's been covered many times on the board (try searching, or use Google), but just make sure you have a clean hot iron, and that you apply heat to the wires or solder pads, not the solder itself, when making the final connection.
EDIT: Can this thread be moved to the Electrical section?
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Last edited by ahecht : 21-01-2006 at 04:06.
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