Wiring

[Ceifeirot]

Hello,

I saw the wiring kit on ultimarc but it's too expensive with shipping. Where can I get all the wires etc. that I need to wire my control panel to my KeyWiz? And what kind of crimper do I need -- I have one for CAT5 stuff, is that okay?

Thanks!
Alex

[cdbrown]

You can get all the wires, male quick-connects and crimping tools from most local electronic stores.  When you do it all yourself you know it will be made to suit your layout.

[Ceifeirot]

What specific kinds of wires do I need? Is there any good way to help organize the wires? And how do I connect them to the buttons (what's a good way)?

[cdbrown]

You need to have a good look in the faq.  It gives various wire thicknesses.  Also have a look at my website to see the parts that I got and how I wired it all together.  Also have a good look at other examples.

[Ceifeirot]

THanks

[CCM]

I bought my wire and female quick disconnects from Happs.  The crimping and stripping tools I bought at Home Depot.  I used 22 gauge wire.  Go to Happs site and search for part number 49-1207-00.  You could probably find the wire cheaper somewhere else, but I was ordering a bunch of stuff from Happs at the time, so it was just easier for me to get everything at one place.

As far as organizing the wires, I just used 2 different colors, balck for ground wires and red for 'hot' wires.  And I used plenty of cable ties to keep it as neat as possible.

The wiring really isn't very difficult, just a bit time consuming.

Good Luck!

[Ghoward]

I was once going to buy one of those wiring kits myself but I ended up just buying the stuff myself there is nothing to it!

Once you get started you will have no problems.....trust me.

Gary

[Stingray]

22 guage seems best suited to the job IMO. You can get 50 foot rolls of the stuff at Radio Shack, or any other electronics place.

-S