Wiring Robots for CHEAP

Mar 15, 2005 1 Replies

I wanted to share my ridiculous method of wiring my robot for cheap.



Christmas lights. They are $5.00 for a



100 foot string of them. Or use the strings that work no more because of that illusive broken filament.

Pull the lights/plastic light holders. The light contacts are bent up, and they rub against the receptacle's sides to make contact with poer connectors.



Insert a length of the wire cut from somewhere else along the string. The wire needs to be stripped approx 1/8 inch.



bend the stripped part up, just as the light's leads were.



Plug them into the receiver.



Wiring and connectors for your entire robot for $5.00



Rich



If you put a Christmas tree on wheels would you consider that a robot? ;-)

DOC

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