I’d love to join him, but instead, I’ll be going to AltiumLive. This is the perfect time to make one because there’s a large Airsoft event spanning multiple days coming up, which he is going to. A tracer unit is a mock suppressor for a replica gun that shines UV light on a glow-in-the-dark BB as it exits the barrel. It’s a great way to spend a day out in the forest with some friends and get some exercise, and what better project is there for us to work on together than a tracer unit for night games. In my Guide to Starting a New Project, I mentioned working on some projects for a friend, and for this continuation article, I think it’s worth mentioning that we’re both Airsoft players.
#Circuit board tracer manual#
Always follow the instructions and procedures indicated in the vehicle's service manual before attempting to disconnect any part or subsystem of the electrical circuit.Get Started with Altium Upverter, Sign Up Now. After you finish checking vehicle, make sure you have correctly restored all the connections which you had disconnected. Before using this device, check the vehicle's electrical wiring and disconnect any part of the system, which is sensitive to voltage and current pulses such as air bags, electronic control modules, etc. Do not apply to any components or circuits of the ignition system. Do not apply to any circuit, which directly or indirectly connect to AC lines or any other AC power source. Only for testing DC voltage, don't connect to circuit exceeding 42 volts DC under any circumstance. With all the loads to be removed, the green LED's lighting indicates that the coupe of wires are in short circuit. When the resistance is less than 10k ohm, the green LED of "CONT" will light. Connect the test leads to a couple of wires which are to be checked. Set the switch of Sender to "CONT" position. Disconnect the power to the wire to be checked and remove all the loads from this wire (for example: remove the lamp from the wire). When you finish tracing, disconnect the test leads connections, set the Sender's switch in OFF position. For the susceptible place, check it twice. If it is difficult or impossible to get the Receiver to pick-up any signal, please increase the sensitivity and try again. If you move the probe away from the wire, the audio signal will decrease and then disappears. Trace the wire by following the audio signal of Receiver. Set the rotary switch in high position, and move the probe as close as possible to the wire to be traced. Connect the black test lead to the circuit's positive supply (or to the negative for vehicles with positive supply connected to chassis). If so, it means that the unit works correctly. Receiver shall receive the signal and give audio signal. Set the rotary switch in high position, and move the sensor close to the test lead of Sender. If the red LED doesn't light up, please check the battery. Switch Receiver on, and the red LED of Receiver lights up. Set the switch of Sender to "TONE", the red LED of Sender lights up. However, to achieve the best possible detecting range, the receiver's probe tip (black cap) should touch the wire being traced either above or below it. Depend on the circuit characteristic and sensitivity settings, the probe will pick up the signal from the wire. In order to reach wires in congested or difficult areas, the probe of the receiver is built of coiled steel and may be bent as needed.