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| oldskoolcade:
My neighbour got his keywiz pro, and I noticed that it's different than mine. Mine had screw down terminals for the 5v line, plus 2 grounds... now where the 5v and G would be on mine, it's got a black mark on it. Are those no longer used for those purposes?? Cheers! Mike |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: oldskoolcade on March 09, 2005, 11:23:59 am ---My neighbour got his keywiz pro, and I noticed that it's different than mine. Mine had screw down terminals for the 5v line, plus 2 grounds... now where the 5v and G would be on mine, it's got a black mark on it. Are those no longer used for those purposes?? Cheers! Mike --- End quote --- At the last board design, those terminals were dedicated to future expansion. Another reason is that the 5v lines were causing people to wonder whether the unit should be hooked to a 5v supply (NO!NO!NO!NO! :) ). So I made it a little less "accessible". There is a place in the recent to solder in a 2 pin header for 5v. You can also just solder the wires directly to these points. Alternatively, I can provide a diagram that shows where a small jumper wire can be soldered to re-enable the 5v terminal. Just email me for the info. RandyT BTW, the No-Solder KeyWiz Eco2, GP-Wiz and GP-Wiz49 have the 5v line accessible on a pin. The GP-Wiz49 MAX has a screw terminal re-enabled for a 5v connection as this is necessary for the 49-way sticks to operate. |
| SirPoonga:
Could you silk screen "5V out" or is there not enough room? |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on March 09, 2005, 01:24:56 pm ---Could you silk screen "5V out" or is there not enough room? --- End quote --- Heh. I barely had enough room for the "+5v" . But the reason goes deeper than that. There are some future plans that will need the connection points. RandyT |
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