I'm STILL gonna finish my uss washington (ircwcc rules), but I've hit a road block. I cant find any pics of the connection between the 3 delta boards (which I have set up) and the solenoids. Does anyone have a picture or diagram that clearly explains this? Thanks
RE: Connection between solenoinds and delta boards I don't have a diagram, but maybe it can be explained. Starting at the positive battery terminal (or wire), run a wire to the delta board + connection. Next, run a wire from the delta board - connection to one of the solenoid wires. Lastly, run a wire from the other solenoid wire to the battery negative terminal (or wire). The delta board and solenoid are in a series type circuit.
RE: Connection between solenoinds and delta boards Check out this one. http://www.mwci.org/howto/RCE200HookUp/RCE200Circuits.htm
RE: Connection between solenoinds and delta boards Do not forget the diode across the load (solinoid)!
RE: Connection between solenoinds and delta boards I have this as my current setup http://www.rcnavalcombat.com/Portals/0/Users/rce200.JPG with diodes between the negative and the boards
RE: Connection between solenoinds and delta boards Hey Donanton, Keep in mind that the positive runs from the battery straight to the solenoid. The negative runs from the battery to the board and then the other side goes straight to the solenoid. Your diagram has all of the switches wired together and I am not sure what would happen when you push the button / activate the switch. I found the diagrams on the MWCI site hard to follow but what worked for me was a good understanding of what 'switching negative' really means. When they use the red (which means positive to me) on the boards I got confused. So for me I just used the concept of a light switch. A light switch is 'inline' on the negative while the hot / positive runs straight to the load device (solenoid). So on your diagram, add a battery with the red line running directly to each battery. Then take a black line from the battery to one side of each switch and then take a black line from the other side of each swith directly to the solenoid. The diode should go across the wires as close to the load (solenoid) as possible. I will post a picture in a moment. Thanks
RE: Connection between solenoinds and delta boards This is the way I see it: I was told by some of the guys to always switch negative as a standard. You could switch positive on this board but I like to follow standars and now any time there is a switch leg I switch negatieve no matter what it is. What I didnt show in the diagram is hooking up more than one solenoid or the fact that I use color-coding for the solenoids coming off the board. So in this diagram the wire from the RCE200 to the Solenoid might be yellow (haymaker), orange or purple (sterns), white (port bow sidemount) or blue (starboard bow sidemount). I dont have any 3 guns ships so now third color at this time for the trip sterns. I like the color coding as it helps ensure that I connect the wires in the right order. So for the sterns I prefer to run two differnt colored wires connected directly to the RCE200 rather than splicing the wire down the line which introduces a break in the line and an additional failure point, and its easier to do it this way when color coding. I also do not solder the wires 'into' the holes but flat across the connector as its easier to make a change if I am changing out the board. A pondside soldering iron is hot enough to unsolder the wire and I have had some many problems with mini-deans that I am trying to get by without them where possible. Don't be confused by the '+++' on the RCE200 board. That is not for positive necessarily but rather for the load. I hope this helps you out. Johnny
RE: Connection between solenoinds and delta boards Here is the color coded and non-spliced version of the dual and triple setup: This is the way I hooked up my dual sterns. If I had trips I would just add the grey wire. Thanks, Johnny
RE: Connection between solenoinds and delta boards Well I had not thought this far but will bookmark this for when I start wiring up my guns. Thanks Kim
