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Step 1. Use wire cutters to separate the surge protector's plug
side from its socket side. Identify the colored wires. The green
wire is ground. The white wire is the live or hot wire. The black wire is
neutral.
Step 2. Choose a drill bit that will
bore a hole large enough to accommodate the surge protector's wires. Drill
a hole on each side of the project enclosure. We found that a 3/8" bit
worked nicely.
Step 3. On one side of the enclosure
drill a hole large enough to pass 2 X 18 gauge wires. We used a 9/64"
drill bit.
A note about drilling through plastic. It is
very important that the drill bits used are sharp so as to not chip or
break the plastic enclosure. When drilling, proceed slowly as plastic will
soften from the heat of a drill that is operating at a high speed.
Step 4. Cut 2 foot lengths each of black and red 18 gauge wire.
Insert these wires through the appropriate opening of the project
enclosure. Insert the surge protectors wires into the project enclosure in
similar manner.
Step 5. Using a crimping tool, crimp
female quick disconnects to the red and black 18 gauge wires. Do the same
to the white and black wires of the surge protector. Connect the ground
(green) wire using a crimp on telephone/alarm connector. The picture below
shows how the wiring should look at this point:
Step 6. Following the wiring diagram,
make the appropriate connections to the relay.
Step 7. After the connections are all
made, gently insert the relay into the project enclosure.
Step 8. Attach the back cover of the
project enclosure. The following picture shows how the project should like
at this point:
All that is left to do is connect the other
ends of the 18 gauge black and red wires to the computer's power supply.
For this part of the guide the following parts are needed:
| Part Description |
Radio Shack Part# |
Coaxial D/C Power Plug
Coaxial D/C Power Jack
Male Molex Connector
4" length each of red and black 18 gauge wire |
274-1569A
274-1576A
N/A
N/A |
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