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Control Panel Wire-->24 g Speaker Wire
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MAME nut:
Just curious if 24 gauge speaker wire (stranded) will work to wire up Control Panel switches?? I have a bunch that's collecting dust....
tivogre:
NO!
It will SURELY catch fire from all the current going through the arcade buttons / joysticks.
You need at least 14 gauge wire. Maybe 12 to be safe for the grounds.
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The above is a joke. Your wire should be fine.
the3eyedblindman:
I thought you were serious at first....12 is way, way too big, I have 12 gauge wire powering the 12 inch subs in the trunk of my car, I am using 16 gauge, 16 to 18 would be good.
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: MAME nut on August 05, 2005, 02:00:31 pm ---Just curious if 24 gauge speaker wire (stranded) will work to wire up Control Panel switches?? I have a bunch that's collecting dust....
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24 is fine. A lot of the iterfaces are using hacked IDE cables which are 28-32 gauges (lots thinner).
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