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Ceiling Mounted Wiimote Whiteboard

Step 4Wiring up the Wiimote

Wiring up the Wiimote
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Take the 2 legs you removed in the last step and starting at the end with the loop measure a length the size of a AA battery. Now using a hacksaw or dremal tool cut the legs. You will have 2 AA size pieces with a loop on the end. I usually wrap them in electrical tape leaving the loop exposed just to give them more diameter and to insulate them. Take your 3v transformer and cut the end off it. Strip the wires back and twist them tight. Make sure you know which wire is positive(+) and which is negative(-). Next feed the wires through the loops on the legs, one through each and twist it tight. If you don't feel that just twisting the wire is enough you can solder the wires to the loops or dab some hot glue on them(I have done several of these and twisting the wires seems to work just fine). Now place your fake batteries in the wiimote with the loops pointing toward the red button. MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE POSITIVE ON THE + AND THE NEGATIVE ON THE -!!! Finally you can put the cover back on feeding the wire through the notch you made. Voila! a wired wiimote.
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