Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-38684270-20200110172538/@comment-27306930-20200112183450

It's hard to tell what's happening in this pic, but basically there are two simple circuits in a RapidStrike. The pusher circuit, and the flywheel circuit. Each of them has a micro switch hooked to a trigger. In this pic, the micro switches are double-throw, meaning there is a common leg, a normally closed leg, and a normally open leg. They are usually marked C, NO, and NC.

In its idle state, the common leg is connected to the normally closed leg. When the switch is activated, the common leg connects to the normally open leg. So you're going to want to connect your wires to the common (C) and normally open (NO) contacts.

If you think of an electrical circuit as a loop, the power comes from the positive red wire on the LiPo to the micro switch, then from the switch to the motor. Then from the other leg of the motor back to the black negative wire on the LiPo. The circuit is a circle. You push the switch, and the power flows through the circuit. (Fun fact: the electricity actually flows from negative to positive)

Back to the RapidStrike, there are two seperate circuits - one for the pusher motor, and one for the flywheel motors. So you'll need a wire from the red side of the LiPo to the common (C) on each switch, then wires from the switches to their respective motors, then the wires from the motors come back together and connect to the black side of the LiPo.

Does that make sense ?