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Nephasth:


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--- Quote from: Nephasth on July 26, 2011, 03:04:37 pm ---When you cut open the USB cable there will be 4 small wires: green, white, red, and black. Red is +5V and black is ground. Hook up all your + leads from your LEDs to the red wire, and all your - leads from your LEDs to the black wire (assuming your LEDs have built in resistors). If you use your computer's power supply, use a red wire coming off the PS and one of the black grounds.

Kind of hard to see, but I tapped into my MK fight stick's usb cable to power some LEDs using a Molex connector.

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Thanks I was wondering how do that for a while, sounds pretty easy :cheers:

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VERY easy.


--- Quote from: cigardude on July 26, 2011, 03:31:10 pm ---Just checked out the MK Mod and your cab.. WOW, nice job!  :applaud:

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Thanks! :cheers:


--- Quote from: cigardude on July 26, 2011, 03:31:10 pm ---I was not planning on doing anything that big. I am getting some ChromeaLite buttons and want to light them up. Is there a specific process that you would recommend? Just want to get as much info as I can so I can do some more research and plan it out tonight.

Thanks again for the info, it is VREY helpful.

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Never used that style before, but it looks like you'll be able to use quick disconnects (not sure what size) to hook your wires to the LED bases, which should make things a little easier. If you want your LEDs to be brighter, you have the option of using 12V (yellow wire from your computer's PS) with those. You can just daisy chain your powers and grounds which will save you on the amount of wire you have to use, and pretty much eliminate the need for a terminal block (unless if you really want to use one).

cigardude:

Excellent, this helps a lot. Thanks!

eds1275:


--- Quote from: Nephasth on July 26, 2011, 03:04:37 pm ---Red is +5V and black is ground.
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I hate that they use black for ground.

milkit:

I've built nearly 75 mame multicades and of all the different encoders I have used, GP-wiz line is my favorite.

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