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|4| Soldering on the BVM1 circuit board complete
|4| Soldering on the BVM1 circuit board complete
 
|Image:Thermastat wire through conduit.jpg|threading the wires through the conduit
 
|5| Use a wire snake to thread 20x 24 gauge thermostat wires through the electrical conduit.
|Image:Circuit battery.jpg| Protective Box for circuit board
|6| Adhere plywood to tupperware. Attach conduit to tupperware, solder the 24 gauge wires for the LED's to the circuit board.  Attach circuit board to plywood.
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Revision as of 23:11, 5 December 2011

Step by step instructions

Housing

Materials needed
Material Measurement
Sheet of aluminum 7 ft X 3 ft
squared metal beam 1ft length, 1/2 inch diameter and width
Woodfast roofing screw 1 inch
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Meter's housing

Base (optional)

Materials needed
Material Measurement
2 aluminum plates 2 ft X 33 ft
3 round rubber stoppers radius of 1.5 inches
2 rubber casters radius of 3 inches
sliding gate wheel bracket 2 ft by 4 ft
nuts and bolts less than 3 inches
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Meter's Base

Face

Materials needed
Material Measurement
2 circular mirrors radius of 3.5 inch
2 steel ventilation adapters 8 inch to 6 inch adapter
Plexiglass (Lexan* Polycarbonate sheet) 6 inch circles
steel ventilation duct (color black) radius of 4 inches
Blue LED lights amount of 40 lights
Sheet metal screws 1/2 inch long
Thermostat wire 24 gauge wire (red and white)


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Meter's Base

Wiring from battery to Meter

Materials needed
Material Measurement
Aluminum electrical conduit 1/2 inch width, 25 ft long
Thermostat wire 24 gauge wire (red and white)
BVM1 Circuit Board N/A
60/40 Rosin core solder One Roll
Tupperware 3x5 Inch
Scrap 1/4 Inch Plywood Two 3x3 Inch pieces


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Circuit Board
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