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darkmanx:
if im correct, you dont finish off the ground like it was a loop. you go from ipac to switch to switch to switch and the last one u just leave it there.
SirPoonga:
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1UP:
Actually, it sounds like he's got NO daisychains, just 12 different wires all going into one terminal! Somebody didn't read the instructions...
It's easier to just make one big ground harness using the .187 female connects, crimping each ground wire with the next, ending with one long wire that goes to the ground terminal.
If you're going to be gronding a LOT of stuff and want to have multiple harnesses, get a "European Style Barrier Strip" from Radio Shack. It's just like the screw-in terminal blocks on the IPAC, but each terminal has two sides. Just daisychain all the contacts on one side and run that to ground, then connect your ground harnesses into the other side. I have a rotating CP where this really comes in handy.
bowmand1:
I'd read it again if I were you... he specifically states that he's got a loop... "iPac to com tab to next com tab to next com tab (ad nauseum) and back to iPac" it doesn't matter whether it's both to one ground on the iPac, or spread to both... they're the same ground, as far as the iPac is concerned... It's still a LOOP, which is bad.
as far as that parallel relay question is concerned, the link is bad... I can't bring it up in my browser (404 not found) sorry. if ya want to e-mail the link to me, maybe I can pull it up there. :)
so, umm, yeah. peace, yo. --dave
bowmand1:
i'm an idiot... I wasn't paying NEARLY enough attention to what I was posting to. Good thing I'm still a newbie, eh? I can just blame it on being a young punk kid, wet behind the ears...
As far as Stellar is concerned, yeah, he really needs to daisy-chain... i'm very intolerant of messy wiring... it adds HOURS to my workday... and I would DEFINITELY recommend putting all of his buttons AND coin doors in the same daisy-chained ground and see if it corrects his problem.
But I still stand by my NO LOOP declaration. It's just not a good idea. Have faith in the integrity of your wiring, and don't worry about "fault interruption" you guys built these things, and we all know it's not just because you like playing the games... so, if ya got a problem, whip your CP off, bust out your multimeter, and get crackin'! It's all part of the experience. ;D
Sincerely,
Dave the Newbie
Detroit, MI
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