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Justin

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Silly wiring question
« on: April 11, 2003, 02:05:52 am »
Last time I wired my buttons, i ended up with sore hands and neck.  

OK, OK, I'm exaggerating, but seriously:  Is there an easier way to wire all the 'grounds'? I'm sure there has to be a better way than making a cable from ground to ground.  The jey here, is that it needs to be insulated  from A to B, so simply running a bare wire won't do the trick.

Someone please tell me there is a better way!

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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2003, 02:25:53 am »
Why does it have to be insulated? One or two of my arcade games have a bare wire as the ground that goes from switch to switch and it works just fine.
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2003, 02:27:56 am »
Quote from: paigeoliver on April 11, 2003, 02:25:53 am
Why does it have to be insulated? One or two of my arcade games have a bare wire as the ground that goes from switch to switch and it works just fine.

If it is a bare wire, you risk it touching non-ground terminals.  no?
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2003, 02:31:11 am »
Well, whenever I saw it that way it was always stiff wire that they did it with. It certainly didn't have any room to move around or anything.
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2003, 03:52:27 am »
I also purchased a game at an auction that had unshielded wire for the ground.

It is a very shoddy way to do it though!

You are correct in the fact that is is very easy to cause a ground fault with this setup. The easiest way to wire a Cp is still daisy chaining the ground.( or buy a prewired Jamma CP)
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2003, 04:00:40 am »
Just get a good tool to crimp and strip wires (all in one), and everything goes much easier! :)
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2003, 01:12:20 am »
Is it possible to use quick disconnects to connect all the 'ground' terminals of buttons/joys?   I only see how you can make a connection between 2, but then youre screwed.  no?
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2003, 07:19:26 am »
No, just put 2 wires into 1 connector to form a chain.
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2003, 10:42:05 am »
Get one of those nice spring-loaded automatic wire strippers -- makes a world of difference... saved my hands a lot of pain.

Then all you have to do is mash the connectors on with the crimper -- which I think is actually kind of fun -- I like the crunching sound it makes.  ;D
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2003, 04:59:52 pm »
this pic helped me a TON when i was wiring my first CP.

http://www.darkravenwind.com/cdvision/madcatz2.htm
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2003, 09:49:28 pm »
Quote from: s8n on April 30, 2003, 04:59:52 pm
this pic helped me a TON when i was wiring my first CP.

http://www.darkravenwind.com/cdvision/madcatz2.htm

Thanks for the link!  You just saved me hours of time this weekend!!
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Re:Silly wiring question
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2003, 11:33:54 pm »
i got a hold of quick disconnects that have a female plug (like you would find on a microswitch) piggybacked on the end of a normal plug.. so i just make ground wires with a normal quick disconnect on one endand a male/female disconnect on the other...

seems to work okay... not sure how happy i am with it or not (they look a bit unruly once its done, but i think it makes it much easier to rewire or fix something if you get a broken wire.. )  just taste i spose
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