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    I would like to share my DIY B/O



    As you can see theres only 6 terminal. Bacause i diid not include the #7 wire which is color blue.

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    This is mine. Jumpered the ground across 1/8 mono jacks and hook all my switches to 1/8 mono plugs. I added gaskets inside the project box and all cable entrances to make it water resistant



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    What will be my connection To use my float switch?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leica View Post
    I would like to share my DIY B/O



    As you can see theres only 6 terminal. Bacause i diid not include the #7 wire which is color blue.
    From the looks of yours it should be one wire to 7(ground) and one wire to any other you want. Everything you put on it will get one wire to the ground(they share a ground) and then one to an open slot.
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    What will be my connection To use my float switch?

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    I put othet term #6 and the other is #1 then I check sa disp on fusion the sw does'nt go to close

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    I got it. I put one term to #8 and the other is #1 and that's my sw1.

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    Sweet good luck

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    I was thinking yours was only a 6 term not 7 guess I should have counted lol

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    Thanks too for the help

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    excuse the ignorance, but you are shorting what two wires for the switch to activate?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kenman345 View Post
    excuse the ignorance, but you are shorting what two wires for the switch to activate?
    The switch activates when there is conductivity between the switch input and ground (ie a short between the input and ground).

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    The switch activates when there is conductivity between the switch input and ground (ie a short between the input and ground).

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    So then, isnt one of them a power wire? what is the purpose of that? turn on lights if you make a switch panel?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kenman345 View Post
    So then, isnt one of them a power wire? what is the purpose of that? turn on lights if you make a switch panel?
    All it does is tell you if a switch or float is open or closed. This cant power or control anything. Most people will use them for ATO float switches to have the apex be the ATO instead of a seperate ATO. You can also attach magnetic door switches to your stand to turn on fuge lights anyyime you open it. A lot of people will also mount switches to their stand for easy maintaince, emergency shutoff, etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    All it does is tell you if a switch or float is open or closed. This cant power or control anything. Most people will use them for ATO float switches to have the apex be the ATO instead of a seperate ATO. You can also attach magnetic door switches to your stand to turn on fuge lights anyyime you open it. A lot of people will also mount switches to their stand for easy maintaince, emergency shutoff, etc.

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    I think you missed the question.

    with 8 wires, 1 is ground, 6 are inputs. What is the purpose of the 'V' one? (cannot tell from the images exactly what it says on the BoB, but just want to understand why it's not just 7 wires, when it appears their are 8 on the BoB)

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    It's for 'reserved'. Not sure why it's there. One of the mysteries of life I suppose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aquamanic View Post
    It's for 'reserved'. Not sure why it's there. One of the mysteries of life I suppose.
    Man....that would just really bug me. So it is a volt thing? Can it at all be controlled or referenced when programming? Or is it a constant power load that could allow you to power the light on a switch?

    So if i am understanding, the ground is not really a ground, it completes the loop when it connects to inputs 1-6. A common ground....how does one make that into separate grounding?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kenman345 View Post
    Man....that would just really bug me. So it is a volt thing? Can it at all be controlled or referenced when programming? Or is it a constant power load that could allow you to power the light on a switch?

    So if i am understanding, the ground is not really a ground, it completes the loop when it connects to inputs 1-6. A common ground....how does one make that into separate grounding?
    The switch state can be referenced in programming using the if sw1 open then on syntax. There is a section in the CRM about this.

    If you want seperate grounds on a diy BOB then you need a total of 12 terminals. You connect the ground wire to one terminal, and then jumper that to the next ground terminal, and then to the next...so on and so forth.

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    You can think of the RSV terminal simply as "not used"
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    Quote Originally Posted by RussM View Post
    You can think of the RSV terminal simply as "not used"
    I understand, but can it still have value to a setup, like is it a constant that we can use even if it was not intended to be used yet?

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    Nope.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aquamanic View Post
    Nope.
    How sad. Would be nice if it at least provided some power over the line, then you can use it like a constant.

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    Zombie could you post a pick of the inside of your diy breakout box. I am building one and thinking of adding the mono plugs.
    Thanks Ken

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    I'll try to remember when I get home. That method works really well for quick setup and teardown, but in hindsight, I actually would have preferred the method that was suggested in post #15 because soldering every time a float fails or I want to change things around gets real annoying.

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    Oh ok yeah I don't want to do a lot of soldering.

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    Got mine built and set up on my apex in my classroom yesterday. So far it works perfectly.
    Thanks

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