1. Tether
Management

2. To begin, collect the pieces shown below: your tether
and the ROV end of your management system.
Don’t confuse that black piece for the one that goes on the control box end.

3. Slide the black strain relief
connector onto the tether, make
sure the threaded part is toward
the end. Give yourself a good
amount of slack, as this can be
modified later.

4. In order to cinch down on the wire, simply tighten the nut.
Finger-tight will suffice until you near completion.

5. Then screw the custom PVC connector onto the strain relief connector.
Now the tether is ready to
be wired up to your motors.
Don’t tighten too much yet, in case unforeseen adjustments become necessary.

6. According to MATE standards,
this should be the orientation
of your wiring.
Technically, you could pair any
two wires together. In order to
keep things simple and uniform,
MATE suggests these
combinations.

7. Left Propeller
Vertical Propeller
Right Propeller
Green (+)
White (-)
Brown (+)
Black (-)
Red (+)
Blue (-)

8. Now you can begin the soldering process!
Make sure to slide on
heat-shrink before you
begin to solder!
Note that color coding.

9. Six wires later, you’re done!
Note the beads of hot glue protruding
from the heat-shrink. That’s how you
know it’s nice and watertight.
Save any further covering for after
you’ve wired your tether to your board.
You’ll save yourself frustration in case
a connection doesn’t work.

10. We chose to internally wire ours. This is certainly an option for
your club’s ROV, but make sure to address it in the planning
phase. If you do wire internally, make sure that you have an
access point for your connections.