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Xenophobe Joystick Wiring
coasternuts:
I have a Xenophobe joystick, with trigger and two lighted buttons. There are 4 wires coming from the handle, black, brown, blue, yellow. I wanted to make sure the switches were working so I set up a continuity tester between the black(assumed gnd) and the others. I got the trigger to signal, but not the two lighted ones. Two questions, how much voltage do I send through to test the lights, and do I need that voltage to register a "fire" in the top mounted handle?
Thanks
coasternuts:
Bump.
I suppose I could try sending 3,5, or 12 volts through each of the two wires I know must be the top fires but I'm ignorant enough about electronics to know if I need AC or DC? (I assume DC.)
I just want to be able to get them lighted and registering fires. The switches sound and feel fine. Just no continuity on contact.
Any help??
Druin:
I have a Xenophobe joystick I bought on Ebay a few years ago (Still hoping to find the day that I get to use it) and I have never investigated so I tried just now.
On mine, yellow is the common wire and when I do continuity with yellow and each of the other 3, I get all 3 buttons to work.
I do see a higher resistance on the thumbs, the trigger is straight shorted. I wonder if that's a coincidence, maybe the contacts need cleaning (wish I had the bit to unscrew that handle, whatever it is).
Since there's no extra wires to light any lights, are you sure they were lighted buttons? I can't remember how it looked back in the 80s when I played it. I found a link to a schematic and also there's no mention of lights, but it does confirm the yellow ground and the colors of the other button wires. Look at sheet 2-2 on the right side you'l see joystick connector info.
http://www.psaux.com/arcade/xenophobe/files/
coasternuts:
Whoo hoo!! That was it! Yellow is common? I didn't think to try that. Thanks Druin. My only concerns now is if the leds still even work, if that's what's even in there and how would I get into it to change it.
This screws might prove problematic. :P
Druin:
See my post again, I just edited it...
No luck on lights, and I have the same handle problem.