Light strip box
Here is a picture of the side of the box: connectors for USB, DC power, BNC (for laser control or laser sensor) and a 9 pin SUBD connector for the light strip. In the middle will be the PIR connectors (don't have a picture of that; it is a 6 pin Mini DIN connector, same as used for PS/2).
Inside the box, I needed to do a little trick to get the light strip cable to the top: see the nice curve to make an opening for the cable:
As two of the boxes are of another model, I did not have to do this for those two.
Upon arrival of the package, you will need to solder the lightstrip that you have already there in Montreal to the SUBD connector. Here is a description of how to do this:
- check which wire of the 9 is the common one, which goes to all sensors (I think it is the red one, but check to be sure).
- cut off the part where the resistor array and the pins are connected. This part is inside the lightstrip box already. Keep the part though, so I can get it back. We may want to use it again someday (recycling is always good). Keep a couple of centimeters of wire on it too, so I could use it to make a backup lightstrip box, or something.
- put the little piece of Schrumpfschlauch (crimp stuff), around the cable, as shown here:
It is good to do this at the start, as it is frustrating to find out you forgot after having soldered it all.
- wire strip all nine wires and tin the ends (put solder on them, let the solder melt into it, so the connection becomes really solid), as shown here:
- then put the SUBD connector on the box
- and start soldering the wire to the box. The most important thing is that the common wire (the red one in the picture, and probably also on your lightstrip) is on the most right upper row.
- The other ones can be soldered to the other pins as you like, though I recommend to do it alternating on the upper and lower pins, so the odd ones go on top, and the even ones to the bottom, as shown here:
- When all wires are soldered, you can move the crimp thingy up. You'll need to cut it a little to move it around the connector, then use a lighter to heatshrink it. Then use some tape to secure it even more.
Inside the box, I needed to do a little trick to get the light strip cable to the top: see the nice curve to make an opening for the cable:
As two of the boxes are of another model, I did not have to do this for those two.
Upon arrival of the package, you will need to solder the lightstrip that you have already there in Montreal to the SUBD connector. Here is a description of how to do this:
- check which wire of the 9 is the common one, which goes to all sensors (I think it is the red one, but check to be sure).
- cut off the part where the resistor array and the pins are connected. This part is inside the lightstrip box already. Keep the part though, so I can get it back. We may want to use it again someday (recycling is always good). Keep a couple of centimeters of wire on it too, so I could use it to make a backup lightstrip box, or something.
- put the little piece of Schrumpfschlauch (crimp stuff), around the cable, as shown here:
It is good to do this at the start, as it is frustrating to find out you forgot after having soldered it all.
- wire strip all nine wires and tin the ends (put solder on them, let the solder melt into it, so the connection becomes really solid), as shown here:
- then put the SUBD connector on the box
- and start soldering the wire to the box. The most important thing is that the common wire (the red one in the picture, and probably also on your lightstrip) is on the most right upper row.
- The other ones can be soldered to the other pins as you like, though I recommend to do it alternating on the upper and lower pins, so the odd ones go on top, and the even ones to the bottom, as shown here:
- When all wires are soldered, you can move the crimp thingy up. You'll need to cut it a little to move it around the connector, then use a lighter to heatshrink it. Then use some tape to secure it even more.
posted by Marije at 4:04 AM
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