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Next up drill holes large enough for some heavy duty momentary push buttons to fit into the deck. |
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With nice long leads soldered to the buttons insert them into the holes you drilled and fish the wires out the other end. Using some extra strength super glue applied liberally; affix the buttons to each deck. One tip I found was to use electrical tape stretched a little tight to insure the buttons don’t twist or move as the glue sets. If you want more reinforcement use hot glue or rubber grommets on the exit holes. |
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So here is the buttons dried and set. You will notice a slight white haze around the buttons on the paint of the deck. This is created by the vapors from the glue as it cures and can easily be polished off with a rag. |
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So on to the main wiring. Using some self tapping screws attach the large terminating blocks to the deck so they will be positioned in the center of each tile. We found these online as surplus for 1.00 each. They were a little large, but I think they added more aesthetically than our other 2 terminal blocks would have. |
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Next run the conduit up the lengths of each of the 4 supporting arms just to the side of the terminating blocks. In the center it should have room to fit between the blocks cleanly. Leave the seam in the conduit facing up. |
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Using some 1" screw down cable ties and some self taping screws attach the conduit to the deck Permanently. |
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Here is a close up of the cable tie downs. One thing we chose to do as we had a ton of extra adhesive foam sheets was to cut small pieces and rap the conduit where the cable ties clamped on them. This acts as a sound dampening and vibration dampening material so we get a little longer life out of the deck. |
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This is what the deck looks like from the side with the conduit installed. I really like the heavy industrial look to it. |
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On to the lighting install. With the plastic casing removed from the RGB LEDs and the wires cut to a nice length. Fish the wire through the deck leaving the LED and a small amount of the leads dangling out the hole. |
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Just another shot here clarifying the wire path for the LEDs wiring. |
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Using some locking forceps clamp carefully onto the led and guide it into the hole we drilled. Using some hot glue injected in the front and top of the hole to secure the led in place. Make sure the glue is nice and cool before moving on. |
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Here is the finished product from the LED install. If you have a little oozing of extra glue you can trim it off with a razor. This end result should be totally flush with the bar. |
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