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04/24/2006: "Making the electrical connections!"
Here are the pieces we will be putting in the cam.
First secure the charging unit, the switches and the USB port to the case. I used hot glue for this.
With everything in place we are ready to start wiring. Unfortunately I lost the schematic I drew for this project, it's also been over a year since I completed this project, so I don't remember all the details, but I will do my best. Also I am not going to go into much detail because I figure if you are trying this you probably know the basics. If your just reading this out of curiosity then you won't be bored with facts. :)
Start by wiring your switches and USB power to the charging unit. Remember, the switch is to turn the charger on and off so wire the power from the USB to the switch and then to the charger.
Now wire the switch between the battery and the charger.
Our final electrical problem involves disconnecting the battery from the camera while it is charging. I accomplished this with a normally closed micro switch I salvaged from the CD-ROM I cut up.
This will be mounted so it is activated with the cam/charge switch.
This switch will disconnect the power at the battery connector. I simply used it to break ground during charge. I started by soldering my wire across the post before I cut them from the original location.
Here it is all wired up and ready to put back together.
In the next step we'll try to get it all to fit inside.
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