B2K3 Solenoid Connections

Wycke · 05-05-2008, 10:23 AM

I finally got around to starting to reassemble a "box-o-B2K3" I bought almost a year ago. The seller said it "needed soldering" (I guess he thinks "solder"="wire" because the only wires in the box were the two leads coming off the solenoid). Anyhoo, I got a new PDS harness for it and started to put things where they belong. Eyes are installed, power LED mounted, harness is connected to the board, but I cannot, for the life of me, figure out where the solenoid connects. The wires coming out of it are identical: black insulation for the first inch or so, then it changes to blue. I know that some solenoids (the type I'm familiar with - that is, those used in laser printers, copiers, and such) have distinct "positive" and "negative" leads, but I can't find any markings on these wires or the solenoid body. Also, I can't seem to identify where on the wiring harness I need to connect the solenoid. Should those wires coming out of it end in a molex-type connector of some kind? There is one "unused" molex on the wiring harness which one would assume is where the 'noid connects, but I'd hate to wire something wrong and fry the board or harness. I was hoping the manual would have a harness schematic, but no such luck. Any help would be appreciated.

-Chad

pk5 · 05-05-2008, 11:44 AM

Maybe this one will help?

ATTENTION: The Ultimate Bushmaster FAQ - PbNation

Sorry i couldn't be more help, my b2k4 is still out for repair so i have nothing else to reference against.

edit: fix my spelling too :-P

Wycke · 05-05-2008, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pk5

Maybe this one will help?

ATTENTION: The Ultimate Bushmaster FAQ - PbNation

Sorry i coudln't be more help, my b2k4 is still out for repair so i have nothing else to reference against.

Actually, that should do the trick..thanks! It always amazes me, though, that otherwise intelligent folks have trouble spelling when spell-checkers and dictionaries are so readily available. I mean, "solenoid" is not that hard to spell to begin with...

jdubau55 · 05-07-2008, 06:42 AM

There are wiring diagrams over at ICDO in the Technical Tinker section or the Problem section. I can't pull up the site to link you right now.

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Wycke Supernatural Anaesthetist Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Plaines of Celestia Posts: 1,394	B2K3 Solenoid Connections I finally got around to starting to reassemble a "box-o-B2K3" I bought almost a year ago. The seller said it "needed soldering" (I guess he thinks "solder"="wire" because the only wires in the box were the two leads coming off the solenoid). Anyhoo, I got a new PDS harness for it and started to put things where they belong. Eyes are installed, power LED mounted, harness is connected to the board, but I cannot, for the life of me, figure out where the solenoid connects. The wires coming out of it are identical: black insulation for the first inch or so, then it changes to blue. I know that some solenoids (the type I'm familiar with - that is, those used in laser printers, copiers, and such) have distinct "positive" and "negative" leads, but I can't find any markings on these wires or the solenoid body. Also, I can't seem to identify where on the wiring harness I need to connect the solenoid. Should those wires coming out of it end in a molex-type connector of some kind? There is one "unused" molex on the wiring harness which one would assume is where the 'noid connects, but I'd hate to wire something wrong and fry the board or harness. I was hoping the manual would have a harness schematic, but no such luck. Any help would be appreciated. -Chad __________________ Porch Monkey 4 Life! s'ok...I'm takin' it back... My Feedback Thread

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pk5 MCB Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 256	Maybe this one will help? ATTENTION: The Ultimate Bushmaster FAQ - PbNation Sorry i couldn't be more help, my b2k4 is still out for repair so i have nothing else to reference against. edit: fix my spelling too :-P Last edited by pk5; 05-05-2008 at 05:40 PM.

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05-07-2008, 06:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
jdubau55 Rec Poster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Radford, VA Posts: 50	There are wiring diagrams over at ICDO in the Technical Tinker section or the Problem section. I can't pull up the site to link you right now.