wiring guide fun

[BarryB]

When I first started I was always looking for somebody's wiring guide to help me design mine.  There were a few out there, and thought I'd add mine for future people.  Please don't rely on this though, only use it for reference, as I'm a newb at all this.  Anyway, complicated enough?

Barry

[N4NV]

Looks good.  What program did you use to draw it?

Vince

[BarryB]

I'd imagine you could pretty much use any package to draw it.  I used Photoshop.  All the lines are just the paint brush;)

Barry

[Hood]

Nice idea and much better than the wiring diags I did for my Bridgeport4 or 5 years ago LOL

I need to get  the Beavers diags drawn up for my own reference but think I will go ladder style this time.

Thanks for sharing.
Hood

[edvaness]

Barry ,

very nice , but tell me , which took longer , the diagram , or the wiring? 

[BarryB]

You kidding? The wiring by far.  If you took the soldering out of the equation, then it took about the same time though;)

Barry

[edvaness]

Soldering is not good . should use crimp ferrels.

[Tweakie.CNC]

Soldering is not good . should use crimp ferrels.

Sorry Ed but don't agree with this one in general, however the lead free stuff is rubbish (which is perhaps why the 60/40 tin/lead is still used for military equipment in the UK) and crimps would be better if you can't use 60/40.

Nice diagram Barry (I have pasted a small copy of my diagram on the inside of my control box door for reference).

Tweakie.

[BluePinnacle]

I have plenty of lead solder

OpenOffice is very good for doing layouts, all the way up to fairly decent technical drawings.