:title [battery packs]
(subsection
:title [leads]
- (p ["leads" are the wires coming out of the battery pack.
- prepare the leads of the batteries by stripping them and placing
- heat shrink on them.
- your battery packs are not attached to your deck yet,
- but that will be the next step.])
- (figure :legend "batteries / prepare leads / video"
- (video
- :file "2-batteries/0-prepare-leads/0-prepare-leads.ogv"))
- (enumerate
- (item (bold [do not pick up batteries by their leads!]))
- (item [strip the leads a tiny bit at a time.
- keep stripping until a total of an inch is stripped.
- the leads are made of tons of tiny wires that will
- tear apart if too much insulation is stripped at
- once.
- wire made of a bunch of tiny wires
- is "stranded wire".])
- (item [strip both leads of both batteries.])
- (item [then place heat shrink on every lead.
- make sure the heat shrink is either clear or matches
- the color of the lead.]))
- (p [check])
- (itemize
- (item [should you pick up a battery by its leads?])
- (item [should you strip the leads a large amount at a time?])
- (item [what's the name of wires made of a bunch of tiny wires?])))
+ (subsubsection
+ :title [strip]
+ (p ["leads" are the wires coming out of the battery pack.
+ prepare the leads of the batteries by stripping them and
+ placing heat shrink on them.
+ your battery packs are not attached to your deck yet,
+ but that will be the next step.])
+ (figure :legend "batteries / prepare leads / stripping"
+ (video
+ :file "2-batteries/0-prepare-leads/0-strip.ogv"))
+ (enumerate
+ (item (bold [do not pick up batteries by their leads!]))
+ (item [strip the leads a tiny bit at a time.
+ keep stripping until a total of an inch is stripped.
+ the leads are made of tons of tiny wires that will
+ tear apart if too much insulation is stripped at
+ once.
+ wire made of a bunch of tiny wires
+ is "stranded wire".])
+ (item [strip both leads of both batteries.])
+ (item [then place heat shrink on every lead.
+ make sure the heat shrink is either clear or matches
+ the color of the lead.]))
+ (p [check])
+ (itemize
+ (item [should you pick up a battery by its leads?])
+ (item [should you strip the leads a large amount at a time?])
+ (item [what's the name of wires made of a bunch of tiny
+ wires?])))
+ (subsubsection
+ :title [wrap]
+ (p [do the next 2 sections with just one lead at a time.
+ wrap, then solder one battery lead before moving on to the
+ next.
+ wrap the stranded wire around a solid core wire, as shown
+ in this video.])
+ (figure :legend "batteries / prepare leads / wrap"
+ (video
+ :file "2-batteries/0-prepare-leads/1-wrap.ogv"))
+ (p [the solid core wire is the stiff short wire.
+ it is much easier to poke into the breadboard.])
+ (p [check])
+ (itemize
+ (item [why are we using a solid core wire?])))
+ (subsubsection
+ :title [solder]
+ (p [do this next section and the previous with just one lead at a
+ time.
+ solder the stranded wire and solid core wire, as shown
+ in this video.])
+ (figure :legend "batteries / prepare leads / solder"
+ (video
+ :file "2-batteries/0-prepare-leads/2-solder.ogv"))
+ (p [soldering is the process of joining 2 metal things with
+ solder.])
+ (enumerate
+ (item [use the helping hands to grab the wires and hold them in
+ place.])
+ (item [clean off the tip of the soldering iron if it has been
+ sitting still for a while.
+ this cleans off corroded metal.])
+ (item [apply some solder directly to the tip of the soldering
+ iron.
+ this creates a pool of solder on the tip.
+ we will use this to transfer heat to the wires.])
+ (item [put the soldering iron up to the wires.
+ we want the wires to be hot enough to melt the
+ solder.
+ at the same time, poke the solder into the wire.
+ the solder will start melting and quickly spread to
+ hot parts of the wire.
+ there will be smoke.])
+ (item [move the solder away, then move the iron away.]))
+ (p [check])
+ (itemize
+ (item [should the wires melt the solder?])
+ (item [why should we clean off the tip of the soldering iron?])
+ (item [why do we put more solder back on the tip of the iron?]))))
(subsection
:title [deck attachment]))
(section