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How do you know if you connected the ground correctly on an IPAC?
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BobA:
If no ground is connected to your switches nothing should happen when they are pressed.

ragnar:
The ground on the iPac does not have to be grounded electrically if that is your concern.  If you did do that, remove the ground to earth immediately!

Others have told you what to do.  Just daisy chain each switch in parallel.
Guywiththegun:

--- Quote from: ragnar on October 12, 2011, 12:33:38 am ---The ground on the iPac does not have to be grounded electrically if that is your concern.  If you did do that, remove the ground to earth immediately!

Others have told you what to do.  Just daisy chain each switch in parallel.


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I'm lost. All I did was put the ground wires from the controls to the designated ground spots on the IPAC, are you saying this is incorrect?
Nephasth:
You did it right. He's talking about earth grounding. Which is something you should do with the metal parts of your cabinet (coin door, monitor frame, control panel if it's metal). To earth ground, run a wire from a metal component to the bottom round prong of an electrical cord. Earth grounding helps protect electronic components from static discharge as well as helping to protect you from an electrical shock from a short circuit (keeps you from being the most convenient path to ground).
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