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QuackMasterDan:

Wow, this forum has been a great help it looks like I'm getting closer to wiring it (since I know what to get ;) )

So to clarify, I should get a bag of 20 gauge wire, a whole bunch of matching quick disconnects (100 or so), two or three terminal blocks, and some crimping pliers.

I'm starting to understand this more and more, so to clarify:
Each button will have on the NO port a wire going to the iPAC?
The ground (electricity supplying) wire goes into one end on the terminal block, and then the terminal block has alot of outlets for each microswitch?

I'm not really sure how I am supposed to get electricity to all of my buttons (and joysticks)


Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: QuackMasterDan on March 29, 2007, 03:41:37 pm ---Wow, this forum has been a great help it looks like I'm getting closer to wiring it (since I know what to get ;) )
So to clarify, I should get a bag of 20 gauge wire, a whole bunch of matching quick disconnects (100 or so), two or three terminal blocks, and some crimping pliers.
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You still have to narrow down inputs and then interfaces before you are ready for wiring.

Terminal blocks are optional at best and generally not required.


--- Quote ---I'm starting to understand this more and more, so to clarify:
Each button will have on the NO port a wire going to the iPAC?
The ground (electricity supplying) wire goes into one end on the terminal block, and then the terminal block has alot of outlets for each microswitch?
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Typically, you will have a dedicated wire from the NO terminal on each button to the associated labelled terminal on your encoder.  You will have one wire segment from the encoder's GND terminal, to the GND terminal on the first button, another segment joining this (two wires in one connector), going to the next button's GND terminal, another segment from button 2's GND terminal to Button 3's GND terminal, and so forth, and optionally back to GND on the encoder.  Routing of GND wires are in order of distance from the encoder, not necessarily button order.  Wire each encoder independently if using multiple encoders.


--- Quote ---I'm not really sure how I am supposed to get electricity to all of my buttons (and joysticks)

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