Making your accessory wires 'switched': Difference between revisions

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* 1" section of 18 to 12 gauge wire with sheath intact. Color is irrelevant.

* Solder - 1.6mm was used, but smaller would be preferred. See [[Soldering 101]]

* [[Waterproofing your electrical connections|Dielectric grease]] - ~~Again, not~~ required, but it's nice to have.

* [[Waterproofing your electrical connections|Dielectric grease]] - Not required, but it's nice to have.

====Tools====

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*Large Phillips screwdriver

*Small Phillips screwdriver

*Soldering ~~gun~~ - Smaller is good; a really big one runs the risk of overheating the board and delaminating the copper. See [[Soldering 101]]

*Soldering iron - Smaller is good; a really big one runs the risk of overheating the board and delaminating the copper. See [[Soldering 101]]

*Utility knife

*Pliers

*Testing light or another means of testing connections.

====Process====

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[[image:acc switched 8.jpg|100px]]

Crush both ends lightly with your pliers, just enough to flatten them for clearance issues. Draw some solder into each end of the wire with the ~~solder gun~~, making sure it is well saturated before you solder it onto the board. ~~Take the wire, and solder~~ one end at a time to the applicable connectors. You are connecting the power (before the fuse) of the horn to the power (again before the fuse) side of the ACC. This way, if your ACC fuse blows, you won't also risk blowing the horn fuse (as it is at a lower amperage after your modifications).

Crush both ends lightly with your pliers, just enough to flatten them for clearance issues. Draw some solder into each end of the wire with the iron, making sure it is well saturated before you solder it onto the board. Solder one end at a time to the applicable connectors. You are connecting the power (before the fuse) of the horn to the power (again before the fuse) side of the ACC. This way, if your ACC fuse blows, you won't also risk blowing the horn fuse (as it is at a lower amperage after your modifications).

If you aren't brave enough to learn to solder on this job, take it to your local electronics nerd and show him the final picture. Should be that easy.

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 * 1" section of 18 to 12 gauge wire with sheath intact. Color is irrelevant.
 * Solder - 1.6mm was used, but smaller would be preferred. See [[Soldering 101]]
-* [[Waterproofing your electrical connections|Dielectric grease]] - Again, not required, but it's nice to have.
+* [[Waterproofing your electrical connections|Dielectric grease]] - Not required, but it's nice to have.
 ====Tools====
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 *Large Phillips screwdriver
 *Small Phillips screwdriver
-*Soldering gun - Smaller is good; a really big one runs the risk of overheating the board and delaminating the copper. See [[Soldering 101]]
+*Soldering iron - Smaller is good; a really big one runs the risk of overheating the board and delaminating the copper. See [[Soldering 101]]
 *Utility knife
 *Pliers
 *Testing light or another means of testing connections.
 ====Process====
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 [[image:acc switched 8.jpg|100px]]
-Crush both ends lightly with your pliers, just enough to flatten them for clearance issues. Draw some solder into each end of the wire with the solder gun, making sure it is well saturated before you solder it onto the board. Take the wire, and solder one end at a time to the applicable connectors. You are connecting the power (before the fuse) of the horn to the power (again before the fuse) side of the ACC. This way, if your ACC fuse blows, you won't also risk blowing the horn fuse (as it is at a lower amperage after your modifications).
+Crush both ends lightly with your pliers, just enough to flatten them for clearance issues. Draw some solder into each end of the wire with the iron, making sure it is well saturated before you solder it onto the board. Solder one end at a time to the applicable connectors. You are connecting the power (before the fuse) of the horn to the power (again before the fuse) side of the ACC. This way, if your ACC fuse blows, you won't also risk blowing the horn fuse (as it is at a lower amperage after your modifications).
 If you aren't brave enough to learn to solder on this job, take it to your local electronics nerd and show him the final picture. Should be that easy.