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Bob McC
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 Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:42 am Post subject: Inline connections needed? (with little space) |
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One thought;
Is the panel removable?? Or can it be made removable?? Solder all the switch wires to the switches and bring them to a single DB series connector (15 ? 25? pin) and in the event of future switch replacement, pop out the panel, unplug it , make the replacements/repairs on the bench and re-install the panel.
Bob McC
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From: don(at)velocity-xl.com
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:15:52 -0700
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I find myself stuck (again) and cant' decide on how to proceed. 
I'm working on wiring an overhead switch panel with about 10 switches. The space is rather tight. Because of that, I had to use some switches with really small bodies to fit in the area behind the panel. The only connection types are solder lugs.
So now I've got to decide on how to wire them. I could solder the wires to the switches and run the wires directly to the mags, starter, master, etc.
Or I could put in male/female faston connectors or knife connectors.
I feel like hard wiring a switch directly to the controlled device is a bad idea since trying to solder a new switch in that position doesn't look like any fun.
But what's the likelyhood of a switch failure? If it's not likely, then maybe it's not a bad idea. One of my thoughts during this build has been ease of service. But there's a point of diminishing returns that has to be considered.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=408732#408732
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Bob McC
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:10 am Post subject: Inline connections needed? (with little space) |
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Don't forget Bob's idea for making DB series connectors smaller if space is that much of an issue. This idea applies to the 25 pin as well as the 9. There is also the high density series which puts more pins in a smaller body size.
http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/macservo/macservo.html
Bob McC
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| Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:37 am Post subject: Inline connections needed? (with little space) |
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| Quote: | But I would need a DB-25 and I'm not certain that will fit. I will check
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There is always the option of wiring direct initially, and then
if you have a failure later on you can cut and splice.
Roger
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