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Title: Power Distribution box


Stone Cold Spider 3:16 - August 31, 2006 10:55 AM (GMT)
This is a bit of DIY project
and if u ever go racy ull see lots of these on the drivers pit tables....
they plug into ur power supply then ur charger, tire warmers etc etc etc plug into the box points makes it alot easier to get things plugged in and unplug when u need them and also geatly limits the changce of them shorting out accidently....

heres a pic... with some brief instructions to follow underneath....
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ok all the parts are easy to get and u can get them all from a good eletronic place such as Jaycar, Radioshack etc etc

parts needed...

also Mitch ill post the Jaycar part numbers for u :P

Small Box... any colour and size is ok as long as its big enough to hold all the points u need/want smake sure it screws shut or clips shut... basiclyu just make sure the wires and terminals are eclosed complelty u dont want it shorting out.....
P/N - HB6011

Banana Terminals Black and Red - as many and u need/want...
TIP - always get and install a few more than u acctruly need incase u get another gadget u need to plug in later...
P/N - PT0453
P/N - PT0454

Banana Plug Black and Red - these are just used to plug the box inot the power supply
P/N - PP0400
P/N - PP0402

and some wire... any decent wire rated to atleast 15amps would b fine...
i had some left over from another project i did ages ago.... :P

now this is a very easy project its a little fiddly and needs some at least half decent soldering skills....

1/ 1st of all mark out the box where u want to put the terminals
2/ dill out the holes to put the terminals in, also drill a hole in the side of the box for the wires to come out.
3/ put the terminals in the holes and screw them in tight the supplied nut.....
4/ get the wire and mark out where the termils are with a black marker
5/ with a scaple/stanley knife cut the plastic off the wire at the points where u marked the terminals where going to go do this for both the red and black wire
6/with the soldering iron put sum solder on exposed wire (in the process u might melt some of the plastic coating on the wire, dont worry to much about that) and put some on the bottom of the terminals
7/ feed the wire thoguh the side hole and solder to the bottom of the banana terminals do this for both the red and the black wire
8/ soldering the banana plugs to the end of the black and red wire
9/ before u put the bottom on the box, test the power box out, plug it into the power supply and turn it on (makre sure theres nothng in the way that can short the box out) and with a charger or 12v fan got down the terminals pair by pair and just check they all work...
10/ when they are all working put the bottom on the box and thats it... put some rice boy decals on it if u wish :P

this is a rather cheap project the parts cost me $21.85(AU) from jaycar without the wire i had already at home...

uk_in_oz_racer - August 31, 2006 11:50 AM (GMT)
OMG you read my mind mate.....looked in the shop today and nearly brought one for 80 bucks, then thought ill make one.....so good timing...i want mine to have push light switch buttons which should be easy enuff to wire up......wicked mate.. :)

Stone Cold Spider 3:16 - August 31, 2006 11:54 AM (GMT)
switches would b piss easy to wire in and u can also get them from jaycar.....
i jsut went for the quickest and easiest way...

would make it alot more fiddly but not technicly harder....

uk_in_oz_racer - August 31, 2006 12:18 PM (GMT)
kool...tiz my project for the weekend then.....unless my wife and newborn has other ideas..............My next thing is to get a carry case, have heard the fishing shop is a good idea, havent seen to many on ebay...a dude at the club spent 350 bucks on his he said....bit pricey me thinks..you got a pic of what you use mate?...........

Stone Cold Spider 3:16 - August 31, 2006 12:19 PM (GMT)
i have a few different things cause i have alot of gear.....
ill get a pic of them 2morrow for u tho....

steviedee - September 4, 2006 10:13 PM (GMT)
i just got an aluminium tool box from b n Q for my stuff, althought eh missus has got her eye on it for some reason, a lot cheaper from hardware/diy stores and fishing shops too then r/c shops ;o)

purpletimbo - September 5, 2006 01:34 AM (GMT)
I don't know if you get Black and Decker there, but I bought a great one on wheels. A box on top, holds one 1/10 or 1 chassis and 4 Transmitters, with a shelf that carries 4 sets of wheels.
A nifty shelf underneath with a clear door where you can slide a 1/10 touring acr straight in on display.
Then a tipping big bit at the bottom that I stack 2 more 1/10 cars in.
It runs on big wheels like a suitcase with a pull up handle, or you can split the top box off with it's own carry handle.
All bits are padlocked, and the whole thing was about £30 complete.
It houses all 3 of my BYCMO subaru 1/10 touresr with all bits.
Oh yes and it has an orange spare parts tray on top withabout 20 compartments that lifts off.bit like this one
black and decker

Mine came from B&Q. I'll get some piccies this week.
The best fit for a Nitro is an aluminium one by Stanley, they drop in a treat.
stanley
:thumbs_up:

Stone Cold Spider 3:16 - September 5, 2006 06:48 AM (GMT)
Hey Micth... sorry its taken me so logn to get back to u with this....
been mega busy...

anyway the main thing i use and alot of other ppl use are the Stanley Mobile Work Center...

Stanley make a veriaty of different ones.... go into like a Bunnings or hardware house or Mitre10 and have a look at them....
they are very good...
2pictures below so u know what im on about

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Stone Cold Spider 3:16 - September 5, 2006 06:59 AM (GMT)
another thing i have is a fushing tackle box i got from K-Mart
they have all different sizes this is the one ive got..
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12th demon - September 5, 2006 10:12 AM (GMT)
hi,
i have a team magic 10th bag which has a little bit at the top for things like tools
then in the middle loads of draws covered by a fabric zip and velcro that u can fit 2 12ths in the top and a charger nd batteries and spares into tthe drawers plus the bag ahs a pocket for ya set up board and a little side pocket for a soldering iron

heres a link


http://www.teammagic.com.tw/en/profra.jsp?...19225&pageNum=4

Matt - September 5, 2006 10:41 AM (GMT)
i have a polybutler pit box like this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-Polybutler-Pro...emZ200023554420




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