1 Topic by wxl464

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Topic: Electrical Assembly Help

Mechanical assembly of the Filastruder was simple enough with the help of online videos, but now there are zero videos that exist on the electrical assembly and I am confused right off the bat by the instructions telling me to cut the 12v cable coming out of the power supply. Does it literally mean to cut it off with a scissor?

2 Reply by josh.aeauto (edited by josh.aeauto 2017-10-03 12:58:37)

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Re: Electrical Assembly Help

2.) Cut the 12v cable coming out of the power supply approximately 12 inches away from the power
supply. The 12v cable is the one that does not plug into the wall.

The instructions say to cut the 12v cable to approximately 12 inches. This is because you don't need all the excess cable. Do you have a pair of wire cutters? Scissors aren't made to cut wire, but they'll work if that's all you have. I would strongly suggest a pair of wire cutters/strippers, though. You'll be doing a fair bit of wire cutting/stripping and it helps to have the right tool. They are usually $10 or less from your local hardware store.

Be sure to follow the instructions verbatim. If you do so, everything will come together perfectly in the end.

If you need additional help, don't hesitate to ask.

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Re: Electrical Assembly Help

There aren't any videos on electrical assembly because wiring doesn't show up well on video with wires crossing over each other, etc. The industry standard is wiring diagrams/schematics, one of which is included with the assembly instructions. There's also step by step instructions, below the wiring diagram.

I would not recommend using scissors, they don't work very well for cutting nor stripping. You might want to find someone locally with electromechanical assembly experience. The kit is targeted at the sort of folks that have cut/stripped wires and read wring diagrams before.

Also there aren't any official videos on mechanical assembly, so depending on what video you watched it may not have been correct or applicable to the version of kit you have. The PDF instructions stickied on this forum are the official instructions.

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Re: Electrical Assembly Help

Ive built a few myself. If you cant figure it out, you can ship it to me (unless youre close to SE Wi) and I'll put it together for a small fee.

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