Extending Alexmos IMU cable to custom lengths

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* Do not try this if you do not have experience in soldering. Try at your own risk.

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Add the ferrite ring to one end of the wire. We will call it the board side. After doing 3 loops around the ferrite ring cut the wire leaving enough space to add heatshrink tubing.

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Insert 1/16″ heatshrink tubing to the 4 wires, strip and tin.

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Use a ribbon cable with 4 conductors, 28AWG would be the lightest still manageable when soldering, as the extension. Cut to size, strip and tin.

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Now solder the board end of the stock IMU cable to the ribbon wire keeping in mind the color code used.

Slip over the 1/16″ heatshrink and shrink the tubing. Remember not to use excessive heat since the stock silicone wire is fragile.

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Now use 3/16″ size, longer piece of tube to cover the solder points, 1/16″ tube and both stock and ribbon cable.

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Repeat the same steps at the IMU end of the stock cable.

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