Hi I have wired all my afds from engravity to my cpflight mip737 board,
but one which states - To positive 12v-
Where do i wire this to on the cpflight board.
Newbie to electronics,
thanks
steve
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Hi I have wired all my afds from engravity to my cpflight mip737 board,
but one which states - To positive 12v-
Where do i wire this to on the cpflight board.
Newbie to electronics,
thanks
steve
Ok, i need to supply the afds with its own 12dc supply.
I have a spare pc wiwhich i can rob if needed,
Can anyone tell me how to do this please?
I managed to wire my first rotary switch today so its a step
forward in electronics for me.
thanks
steve
hello steve.......
not sure (from your question) what you need to know.
who's AFDS is it?
or do you want to know how to lift 12v from a computer power supply?
if the latter, then use any yellow (12vdc) and any black (Gnd) coming out
of the PSU to get the juice you need.
hope that helped you out matey :o
rgds ... ian
Thanks ian,
I will take a lookat the psu tommorow or would this work
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...96963&T=Module
If it's an ATX power supply, you need to connect the green wire (pin 14) to ground to switch the unit on. Disconnect from ground to switch it off.
sorry steve, must have missed the 'engravity' :o
re the PSU link...... yes that would do, it's upto 3A, so you should have plenty of
juice to spare. but my preference would be the computer PSU because it's
stabilised and short protected.
have a great day.....
ian
OK,
Heres the psu,if anyone can talk me through this in layman terms i will try it.
View showing cables (six sets)
http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...6/IMG_4618.jpg
Info on psu
http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...6/IMG_4617.jpg
Rear
http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...6/IMG_4615.jpg
Top view
http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...6/IMG_4619.jpg
I am still a novice at electronics but so far have added
six pack recall
master caution
fire warning
autobrake rotary switch
And done a few leds last night,autobrake disarm and my 3 greens:D
Thanks
steve
Hi Steve
Yellow wires = +12v DC
Red = +5v DC
Black = Ground
1. Put the cover back on. ;)
2. Always make alterations to wiring with the PSU off and un-plugged until you are happy about working with electronics.
3. With it safely on the workbench, plug it in and switch it on. Does the fan start to turn? i.e. is it coming on? If yes, proceed to step 5. If not, go to next step.
4. Put a temporary home-made wire link between the green wire on the biggest connector strip and any black wire. You may need to cut them free of the connector and join them, preferrably with connector strip, but twisting together will work. Does the power supply come alive now, i.e. fan spinning?
5. Hopefully the PSU is on. Select one of the connectors that has yellow, reds and blacks together, the mid-size ones, I can see 3 in your photo.
6. If you have a multimeter that measures DC voltage, set it to measure DC voltage and put the red probe to a yellow wire and the black probe to a black wire. Hopefully you'll have around +12v DC, give or take.
7. Do the same with the red and black wires, you should have approx +5v DC.
8. If you do, I'd suggest cutting one of the connectors off (WITH THE POWER TURNED OFF) and putting the wires into re-usable connector strip, you know the stuff. Then you can connect your flight sim equipment more easily. Just be sure you get the correct voltage!
9. You may want to get some small 12v and 5v bulbs from the local electronics shop to practice with first, if you are nervous about connecting those lovely AFDS units! Tell the guy what you want to do with the bulbs and he should give you the correct ones.
10. Usual disclaimers go in here. If you are unsure about anything, I think you have my number. If not, ask!
Best of luck
Sean
Edit - When cutting wires, cut them one at a time. If you were to cut through a positive and ground at the same time, you'd blow a fuse in the PSU (or the PSU), if it was switched on.
Sean,
At step 4 but I have no green wire.
Take a look at my pic 2 info on psu and it tells the colours there,
what should i be after.
Thanks
steve
Sorry Steve, typo.
If the PSU comes on at step 3 proceed to step 5.
Sean