Today I finished my Sea Perch control box and prepared the motors. Wiring the control box was complicated, because there are many different colored wires to keep track of, along with theirpolarities. I carefully followed the directions to attach the correct wires to the correct sides of the push-button or toggle swiches, then soldered the connections. Today, soldering was much easier for me; I noticed an improvement in the neatness of my soldering!
Getting ready to solder on push-button switch
Soldering iron approaching...Afterwards, I connected the other end of the tether wire to the three motors. When we tested the connections by hooking the motors up to a battery, it was rewarding to see that they actually spun! Towards the end of the day, I began embedding my motors in wax in film canisters, which will serve as motor-holders. Cole and I took several videos of the process to supplement the videos on the Sea Perch instructional website. Tomorrow we will be finishing the Sea Perches and testing them in the tank.
Completed toggle switches (left) & push-button switches (right)
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