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Author Topic: Rotary Interface Question - Grounding  (Read 947 times)

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Franco

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Rotary Interface Question - Grounding
« on: April 29, 2005, 05:54:56 am »
Ive had my rotary interface (druins) for a while and its about time I got it set up!

Ive got a spare +5v supply from a separate ATX PSU in my cab, I presume this is the best way to power it?

What do I do grounding wise? Do I ground the interface back to the PSU (one of the black wires) and then also link that ground to my Ipac?

Thanks.
« Last Edit: April 29, 2005, 06:03:45 am by Franco »

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Re: Rotary Interface Question - Grounding
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2005, 07:43:52 am »
Its always good to use the same ground from where you get the power.  There are times where it can be an issue (but the only ones I can think of are when you have more then one power supply... like if you where getting +5 from a plug in converter and the ground from your PC you might get weird results... like having some parts powered to the system when the main power is turned off.)

I believe the ground from the ipac is the same as the ground from the PC... but not 100% sure if you can mix / match.

So use the ground from the same cable as the +5.  You should be fine.