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joshbr7257:
but you said there the same thing? whats with the hint, hint, andy?
also, so they both have everything i need to wire a 2 person cp?
CJK:

--- Quote from: joshbr7257 on June 17, 2005, 07:05:15 pm ---but you said there the same thing? whats with the hint, hint, andy?
also, so they both have everything i need to wire a 2 person cp?

--- End quote ---

Just a feeble attempt to get Andy to lower his price a bit.  :)

"Quick disconnects" and "push on connectors" are the same things. The two most common sizes are 1/4" and 3/16" -- in fact, in my last order from Happ, I got some Cherry microswitches with 1/4" and some with 3/16" connections on them. You'll want a bunch of each.

The wiring should be about 22 gauge or larger, IMHO. Some people here use smaller wire (25 gauge, for instance). I use 22 gauge for the positive side, 20 gauge for the ground side, since I daisy-chain the grounds.

If you have the crimping tool, get Peale's kit and save a few bucks.

-- Chris

P.S. If you're a real novice at wiring, I highly recommend you pick up Saint's book -- it has a good explanation of the fundamentals of wiring everything up.
joshbr7257:
yeah i was actually thinking of getting the book, but about the wiring, i think i might get how to wire the buttons and joystick but the ground wire i dont, how do i hook the ground up?
CJK:

--- Quote from: joshbr7257 on June 17, 2005, 07:36:22 pm ---yeah i was actually thinking of getting the book, but about the wiring, i think i might get how to wire the buttons and joystick but the ground wire i dont, how do i hook the ground up?

--- End quote ---

Most people daisy-chain the ground, since it's common to every circuit on the panel. (And usually, every circuit in the cabinet.) If you are using the IPAC2, for instance, there are two ground connectors on the board. Run a wire from the ground connector to the first switch's "COM" connector, then to the next switch's "COM" connector, then to the next, and so on. When you get to the last one, run the wire back to the other ground connector on the IPAC2. That way, you have two paths to ground so you have a little redundancy.

I attached a little diagram to this message to show you what I mean.

-- Chris
joshbr7257:
ummm... im lost...COM??? sorry :'(
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