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cyberduck16

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button wiring
« on: October 20, 2010, 04:10:57 pm »
hi
i have a cocktail table which i am in the process of turning to Mame. i have got to wiring the joy stick and buttons.
i rushed in to it and what i have done is instead of wiring the negatives in to each microswitch i have taken them individually from each switch in to a brass block with screw terminals on it. my question is will this still work? provided i wire one negative from the block to the usb board. i have ordered an ipac ve for this project and really hoping i dont have to rewire the buttons.

thanks in advance

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Re: button wiring
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2010, 04:15:02 pm »
should work fine.
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Re: button wiring
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010, 04:16:39 pm »
thanks for the quick reply
just what i wanted to hear :)

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Re: button wiring
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2010, 05:04:01 pm »
That is if the negatives you are referring to are the common Ground.  It is all good if so wired.

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Re: button wiring
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2010, 05:34:28 pm »
Ok how would I be able to tell?

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Re: button wiring
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2010, 07:50:12 pm »
If it is common in the switch wiring it is always the ground.

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Re: button wiring
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2010, 01:33:59 pm »
Yes it will work, you just did it the hard way instead of daisy chain. No worries.