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SirPeale:

I know.  But you're hooking up another two dozen switches (your control panel).  The coin door switch is just like them, just shaped a bit differently.

mikeyv23:

Thanks for the advice.  I am going to try it later this evening when I get back from shopping (sister's wedding coming up, need to get a gift...and somehow I don't think she or her future husband want an arcade cabinet  ;D ).  I will report my findings later tonight or tomorrow morning.  Thanks again!

Mike

mikeyv23:

Okay so I tried grounding the coin doors to the IPAC and now the IPAC is not recognized by the OS.  Accroding to Ultimarc.com, the cause of this is usually a wiring problem.  So I unhooked all of the Coin Door wiring from the IPAC and rehooked the buttons I had been using for the coins.  And of course the OS now recognizes it and it works fine.

So here is the problem I guess:  I cannot use the grounding wire from the IPAC that all the other buttons are hooked up to because it won't reach that far.  When I attempted to use a separate wire to ground the switches on the door the OS won't recognize the IPAC.  So is there another way to hookup the coin doors so that they are recognized by the OS and in MAME?  I would consider even buying another IPAC if it would work.

Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated.  Thanks again.

rsoandrew:

You've got to be doing something very simple incorrectly. Peale is correct. It

mikeyv23:

I know it's something simple, but I have tried each suggestion you made.  I had each grounded with a separate wire and jammed into one of the grounds on the IPAC.  I did have to make my own wires because the ones that I got from Game Cabinets, Inc were too small to fit on the switches on the coin door.  I would not be surprised if I messed up something with that, but I am not sure.

I am soo frustrated with this right now that all I want is a simple and easy answer.  That's why I thought of buying another IPAC.

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