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Board Layout Description 

 

2 - SWITCH INTERIOR DIMMER DOWN

 – This terminal controls the switch for the 

interior strip brightness down. If you are using a double rocker switch, connect the 
down arrow pole to this terminal and the ground (center) pole to the GR terminal. If you 
are using a single switch, connect one pole on the switch to this terminal and the other 
to GR. 

3 - IMPULSE ENGINE

 – (do not use if using the Captain Series Upgrade) This terminal 

controls the basic impulse engine effect. Connect the POSITIVE leg of your impulse LED’s 
(with proper resistor) to this terminal. The NEGATIVE leg of the impulse LED’s will 
connect to GR. NOTE: If you are using the Captain Series Upgrade, you will use the 
Impulse Engine terminal on that board INSTEAD of this terminal. 

4 - SAUCER NAVIGATION

 – This terminal controls the starboard (green) and port (red) 

navigation lights on the saucer. Connect the POSITIVE leg of your navigation LED’s (with 
proper resistor) to this terminal. The NEGATIVE leg of the navigation LED’s will connect 
to GR. 

5 - BUSSARD 1

 – This terminal (along with terminals 6 and 9) controls one of the three 

LED’s used in the bussards for the “lava” effect. All three LED’s work in conjunction to 
make the effect work. Just arrange them in a triangle inside the front of the nacelle, 
adjusting them until you are satisfied with the look. The NEGATIVE leg of your bussard 
LED 1 will connect here. The POSITIVE leg (with proper resistor) will connect to 9V. 

6 - BUSSARD 2

 - This terminal (along with terminals 5 and 9) controls one of the three 

LED’s used in the bussards for the “lava” effect. All three LED’s work in conjunction to 
make the effect work. Just arrange them in a triangle inside the front of the nacelle, 
adjusting them until you are satisfied with the look. The NEGATIVE leg of your bussard 
LED 1 will connect here. The POSITIVE leg (with proper resistor) will connect to 9V. 

7 - BRIDGE/NACELLE/BELLY STROBE

 - This terminal controls the faster strobe lights on 

the saucer behind the bridge, on the belly, and on the rear of the nacelles. Connect the 
NEGATIVE leg of your strobe LED’s to this terminal. The POSITIVE (with proper resistor)   
leg of the LED’s will connect to 9V. 

8 - SWITCH INTERIOR DIMMER UP

 - This terminal controls the switch for the interior 

strip brightness up. If you are using a double rocker switch, connect the up arrow pole 
to this terminal and the ground (center) pole to the GR terminal. If you are using a single 
switch, connect one pole on the switch to this terminal and the other to GR. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 1701-E SOVERIGN COMMANDER Series

Page 1: ...Big Easy Modeling Solutions Presents THE 1701 E SOVERIGN COMMANDER SERIES BOARD ...

Page 2: ... possible though some soldering will be necessary to get the results you want Basic soldering skills are assumed with this kit but if you need help or are not as experienced feel free to contact us at Big Easy and we ll do our best to assist you We are confident that anyone can learn the skills necessary to make this lighting kit work for your build and we ll help you in any way we can This manual...

Page 3: ...ow best to secure your wiring We ve made every possible attempt to make this process as simple as possible for builders of all levels But you must choose the most secure method you prefer for your building style to ensure the best lasting connection We will make suggestions in the guide to help whenever possible necessary There may be some times when a group of wires do not easily fit into a termi...

Page 4: ...tary tool such as a Dremel for the majority of them but you should also need a drill or pin vise and a jeweler s file Here is a useful chart for non metric drill bit sizes to accommodate standard size LED s if you need to change any mounting hole sizes 1 8mm 2mm LED 3 32 Drill bit 3mm LED 1 8 Drill bit 5mm LED 13 64 Drill bit WE ALSO RECOMMEND MARKING THE INSIDE OF THE MODEL DESIGNATING WHERE YOU ...

Page 5: ...sistors for the included power source Deflector Impulse resistors may be different as those effects connect to a 5V terminal instead of the higher 9V or 12V Notice on your LED that each has a long metal lead and a shorter one In almost all cases the longer leg is positive and the shorter leg is negative Also on 3mm and 5mm LED s there is a noticeable indentation on the very low ring around the bas...

Page 6: ...eparate the two again Next repeat the same process with the wire by coiling about a cm of exposed stripped wire around the other end of the resistor and adding solder the same way Then repeat this step for the negative wire and LED leg NOTE you only need a resistor on one LED leg Again trim off any excess LED leg metal Finally twist your attached wires tightly for a tidy finish strip off a little ...

Page 7: ...s where we will add some solder before attaching the wire called tinning the solder point Again touch the solder coil and soldering tip together to the copper solder points not just the iron tip with solder on it Drag the melting solder from the solder coil onto the copper pads You should have a small bead of solder at the point when finished Next strip off only about a half a millimeter of wire t...

Page 8: ...he LED s in say your saucer section can have one positive wire spliced from each LED and strip to the next with only a single positive wire having to go back into the 12V terminal instead of all of the positive wires from each LED Talk about a space saver The negative wires will each go to their respective effects terminal But you can share the wires from each effect as well if multiple LED s have...

Page 9: ... causing a short One more trick is using LED strips as a contact point for other LED s as long as either the positive or negative wires or both connect to the same voltage and effects terminal In the picture below you can see where an LED has been attached to the LED strip on the contact points opposite of the wire end The attached LED will behave with the same effect and button functions as the L...

Page 10: ...hen inserting it into the terminal so that it s double thick That will help the terminal have more to secure to Also note that the polarity of the output terminal will be different for some effects SOVEREIGN Commander Series Terminals TERMINAL EFFECT POLARITY CONNECTION 1 RX NAVIGATION LIGHT Alternate version POSITVE to LED 2 SWITCH INTERIOR DIMMER UP SWITCH WIRE 1 HERE SWITCH WIRE 2 to GR 3 IMPUL...

Page 11: ...fect All three LED s work in conjunction to make the effect work Just arrange them in a triangle inside the front of the nacelle adjusting them until you are satisfied with the look The NEGATIVE leg of your bussard LED 1 will connect here The POSITIVE leg with proper resistor will connect to 9V 6 BUSSARD 2 This terminal along with terminals 5 and 9 controls one of the three LED s used in the bussa...

Page 12: ...INTERIOR STRIPS This terminal controls the interior LED lighting most commonly done with LED strip lighting Connect the NEGATIVE wire from your LED strips or LED s to this terminal The POSITIVE wire will connect to the 9V terminal If you are using standard LED s instead of strips you will need to use proper resistors LED strips don t require any more resistance The brightness is controlled with th...

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