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CHAPTER THREE

FIGURE 3-5. Platform wiring diagram.

using one 6-inch red and one 6-inch black wire for each
wheel. Use twist caps or solder the red extender wire to the
red wire of the motorized wheel and the black to the blue
wire. To connect the extended wire to the barrier strips, twist
both wires loosely together and push them up and out of the
post of the motorized wheel. This post leads to the inside of
the lower framework where the barrier strips are placed.
Connect the wire to two of the screw posts on the same side
of the strip. Refer to Fig. 3-5 for the exact connections.
Wiring the two 6-volt batteries together is made somewhat
difficult because of the small size of the battery post. Instead