{"id":208,"date":"2014-01-24T23:55:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T23:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.4\/?p=208"},"modified":"2026-06-02T05:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:01:20","slug":"compacting-part-5-installation-of-new-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudacm.com\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"Compacting Part 5 – Installation of new system"},"content":{"rendered":"

It took a bit of effort with the BLS connectors.\u00a0 Once I got the hang of it, the rest of the setup went along fine.\u00a0 First I started out with putting the BLS connector and new wire on the battery pack.\u00a0 I attempted to source some wire at DataPros here in Seattle, but they didn’t offer it.\u00a0 So, I decided to hit the scrap heap and found an old stereo cord that did the trick.\u00a0 Shirk wrapping the connector ends gave some strength and made it look better.<\/p>\n

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Next up was the handlebar switch, since I had the hang of the BLS connectors.\u00a0 It went pretty quick.\u00a0 Same thing, heat shrink and it looked good.\u00a0 The real challenge was hacking the PDW headlamp.\u00a0 Lots a of parts and I had to figure out the best way to solder the wires in to the circuit board.\u00a0 Drilled out some openings to route the wire through.\u00a0 After a bit of soldering and reassembly, it was ready.<\/p>\n

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The jumper block turned out to be even more simpler than I first thought.\u00a0 I just decided to use header pins and stick them into the BLS connector of the PDW headlamp.\u00a0 Once on the bike, I could plug in the battery pack and control switch.<\/p>\n

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Testing was trouble free, so all that was left was to attach it all to the bike.\u00a0 Finding a route on the cabling wasn’t difficult.\u00a0 Not a lot of cables to monkey with.\u00a0 Once it was all in place, I did a test run.\u00a0 It ran as expected.<\/p>\n