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More Control Panel Questions From The Biggest Newb Ever!
Nikodemz:
Just to add another beginner quesiton to this thread. Oscar on the layout you have there, are you just using one ground wire and then just going to each button and back to the ground on the Ipac? Is that one of the wires in the 5 conductor bundle or is just a separate black 20awg wire.
I'm going to be wiring things up my CP in the next couple of days and I want make it as neat as I can. I'm an accomplished woodworker but this electrical stuff is all new to me. Thanks for any help or suggestions you have.
-Niko
Nikodemz:
You can ignore that last post. I took my head out of you know where and reved up the IPAC documentation that Andy sends along with the Ipac and Optipac and it answered my question. Thanks :)
mastercave:
just asking, are you planning on adding some emulator control buttons on there? like escape, service, reset, menu?
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: OSCAR on April 13, 2003, 09:43:21 pm ---I would highly suggest bottom mounting the joysticks. I think you will be much happier with their appearance and that is how they are intended to be installed. You can use a 1-1/8" spade drill bit (same for buttons, except Wico translucents which need 1-3/16") for the center hole. If you use a 3/4" thick control panel, many people recommend you route 1/4"-3/8" recess for the joystick base. In the below pic you can see how I have the joystick base recessed into the control panel. The reason for the recess is so your joysticks are a bit taller.
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I was just looking over the Capcom pdf file for the Street Fighter II (available on the main site) and it says to use a 1 3/16 hole for the buttons. Were these Wico buttons as well?
--- Quote from: OSCAR on April 13, 2003, 09:43:21 pm ---I have used many different kinds of wire for control panels and I have found the easiest to work with is 20 or 22 AWG stranded. You can find this in a local Radio Shack or other electronics retailers. It's typically referred to as "Hook up wire".
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I personally like telephone wire. Multi stranded, and although it's solid core, it's tougher than CAT-5/6
OSCAR:
--- Quote from: Peale on May 15, 2003, 08:43:25 pm ---I was just looking over the Capcom pdf file for the Street Fighter II (available on the main site) and it says to use a 1 3/16 hole for the buttons. Were these Wico buttons as well?
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The only buttons I've found that *require* a 1 3/16" hole are the Wico transluscents. The Wico m'switch button fits in a 1 1/8" hole just as well as the Happ one does. There are a few notable differences between the Wico & Happ m'switch buttons, but they are not related to the body diameter. See post #27 in this thread where I mention some differences between the Happ & Wico.
I imagine the Capcom template says 1 3/16" is because it will also work and gives you an extra 1/32" clearance in the hole around the button for a margin of error.