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The Vehicle Frame The Thruster Assembly
The Control Box


The Control Box
Step 4

PURPOSE:
    To wire the pole switches (port and starboard thrusters)
MATERIALS:
  • 2 pole switches
  • Prepared control box
  • Solder
TOOLS:
  • Soldering iron
  • Vice

PROCEDURE:
  1. Refer to Figures 20 and 21 (next page) for instructions on wiring pole switches.
  2. Cut four small pieces (1 1/4") from one of the left over loose wires. Solder them to opposite corner terminals of the pole switches. (Fig21A)
  3. The pole switch terminals are arranged into 2 columns with 3 terminals in each column. Use the RIGHT column for positive (+) connections and use the LEFT column for negative (-) connections.
  4. Separate about 2" from the blue (+) and green (+) wire pairs. Solder the blue (+) positive wire to the bottom right terminal on your FIRST pole switch. Repeat with green (+) wire for the SECOND switch. (Fig 21B).
  5. Solder one white wire to each of the terminals on the bottom left side of each switch. (Fig 21B)
  6. Solder the Power wire splices to the middle terminals: Solder one red (+) wire splice to each of the middle-right terminals. Solder one black (-) wire splice to each of the middle-left terminals. (Fig 21C)
     
 
A. Cross wired pole switch
  B. Cross wired pole switch with tether connection
   
C. Cross wired pole switch with tether and power cable connections    

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