Parallax ELEV-8 Y-6, Information And Assembly Manual

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Step 10: Solder the Power Harness Together
In this step, you will solder together your ELEV-8 Y-6 Multicopter’s
power harness. It will provide the connection between the battery
pack and the ESCs (and also the LED tape strips if you are using
them).
1. Find the black and red 12 AWG wires in your Electronics Kit;
these will be the power harness leads. Cut each piece in half to
give you (2) red and (2) black wires that are 6 inches long. Strip
½ inch of insulation off one end of each wire.
2. You should have two pieces of 12 AWG remaining, both 3 inches
long. Strip ½ inch of insulation off of one end, and ¼ inch off
of the other. These two wires will be used for connecting your
LEDs to your power harness.
3. Solder a female EC3 connector onto the ends of both 3 inch 12
AWG wires with ¼ inch of insulation removed. Now, cut two ¾
inch pieces of 3/16 inch black heat shrink and apply heat to
shrink the material. Your 3 inch wires should look like the ones
in the top right picture. Set these aside for now.
4. Strip an additional ¼ inch length of insulation off of the ESC
leads, as we will need more wire exposed to make the harness
and ensure a good solder connection. The bottom right figure
shows how your ESC’s leads should look after you trim them.
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