Wiring Corn Door to I-PAC 2

[sc1103]

I recently purchased a Xenophobe to Street Fighter 2 cabinet and have purchased an I-PAC2.  When I went to wire the cabinet, I found that the coin door instructions found on the I-PAC page did not correspond to the setup of my coin mechs.  The coin mech switches have 3 wires - 1 of which appears to be a daisy-chain.  Should I just screw all 3 into the I-PAC or what?

[sc1103]

Sorry about that image...bad res and no photo edit here is a general pic

[NoOne=NBA=]

You need to find out which ones are connected to the normally open switch at the bottom.
Most likely the daisy-chained one is the ground wire.
This means that one of the other should be the normally open.
Hook a multimeter to what you think is the ground wire (set to continuity if you have it), and to one of the other wires, and drop in a coin.

If you get a beep on the continuity setting, that's the wire you want to hook to the coinup terminal on the I-pac.
If not, try the other wire.

I'm not sure what the third wire would be for unless it runs to the coin counter, or something.
If there are NO/NC markings on the switches, that would be a big help in figuring this out.

[sc1103]

k thanks ill try that...any suggestions on where to find a multimeter cheap?

[WTFPWND]

You can get a cheap multimeter at Radio Shack.  But you probably dont even need one.  If you look closely at the switches, you should be able to visibly see marking for COM NO NC.  The COM go to ground and the NO go to the ipac coin slot terminal.  You can even go crazy and hook the left door switch to player 1 coin, the right switch to player 2 coin, and for laughs bridge the middle one to both player 1 and 2 coin.

[MinerAl]

Just out of curiosity, how much corn do you put in a corn door? (the subject... nevermind)

Anyway, if you could take one of the switches off and get a good look at it it might be labeled (as suggested above).  

If you don't want to get a multimeter, you could always run the ground to one pole (call it pole X), and wire pole Y to the coin 1 terminal on the i-pac 2.  Then open a text editor on your computer and see if you get a 5 when you trip the wire trigger on your switch.  If not, try the other open pole (Z), and finally try Y and Z.  If none of them work, order new coin switches from Happs, which are labeled.  

It doesn't matter which pole on the switch is technically the "C" and which the "NO," as long as the circuit is normally open.

[Buddabing]

k thanks ill try that...any suggestions on where to find a multimeter cheap?

Harbor Freight

[Dartful Dodger]

Corn Door, that's funny.

 

[alphasqorner]

  CORN DOOR  
hahahhahhaha

(I know, it's an innocent mistake, but it just sounds funny)