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| Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: nickynooch on May 13, 2008, 10:40:34 am ---I understand what you mean now! I'm contemplating whether or not having the pause and exit button are worth not shifting. Just one of those internal decisions I guess. --- End quote --- I have my exit shifted. Keeps me from exiting a game by mistake, though a poor shifted setup can cause accidents as well. --- Quote ---Is the set up different on the ultrastick 360 wiring the buttons wise as compared to the happ controls? I read their site but was a little bit confused. --- End quote --- Because it's USB and not microswitch-based, you run the controller into your PC through the USB port, then there's another connector for hooking up the buttons. You plug in the wiring harness, then runs those to your buttons. Really simple. I recommend buying the ground wiring harness from ultimarc if you don't know much about wiring. You can do everything with crimp connectors. --- Quote ---The main reason I am considering the ultrastick 360 is because I have read some complaints of "clicking" on happ joysticks (if anyone has reviews on if the clicking is annoying or not let me know) and obviously the compatability with 360... should work with all games great! --- End quote --- The U360 is virtually silent and it works for damn near everything, using the proper maps. |
| nickynooch:
Thanks for all the advice. Guinsu I think you sold me on the ultrastick haha. I think I am going for the ground harness as I am not in the slightest wiring savvy. thanks for the easy explanation too. This forum is awesome. |
| Ginsu Victim:
Feel free to ask any questions here, or PM me if needed. Stripping the wires and crimping on connectors is easy. I'll help you with whatever you need. (And I apologize in advance if it's the evening and I don't respond until the next day) I ran all of my wires into a 12-Position European-Style Terminal Strip from Radio Shack. (I only use one controller's button hookups, so you'll need two if you go this way.) This makes things easier (to me, at least) I also recommend the stiffer springs and circular restrictors. If you're in the US, I can tell you that my order of 2 U360s, 1 encoder wire (you'll need two), 2 springs, and 2 restrictor sets ran me $177.00 Your total will be slightly more with the extra wires. You won't need the ground harness, because I'll show you how to wire up your own for less (it's easy). |
| nickynooch:
--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on May 13, 2008, 01:49:03 pm ---Feel free to ask any questions here, or PM me if needed. Stripping the wires and crimping on connectors is easy. I'll help you with whatever you need. (And I apologize in advance if it's the evening and I don't respond until the next day) I ran all of my wires into a 12-Position European-Style Terminal Strip from Radio Shack. (I only use one controller's button hookups, so you'll need two if you go this way.) This makes things easier (to me, at least) I also recommend the stiffer springs and circular restrictors. If you're in the US, I can tell you that my order of 2 U360s, 1 encoder wire (you'll need two), 2 springs, and 2 restrictor sets ran me $177.00 Your total will be slightly more with the extra wires. You won't need the ground harness, because I'll show you how to wire up your own for less (it's easy). --- End quote --- Cool. I'm posting here instead of PMs as I feel this information may be useful to people other than me too. The way I understand, encoder wire to button... joystick to USB, then no ground wire? Will that work? What is the terminal strip used for? Thanks for the advice! I am ordering all the pieces you suggested. Now that your suggestion was made, it is starting to make sense. |
| Ginsu Victim:
There's a ground wire. That was the point of the ground wiring harness I mentioned earlier. (Which, as I said, won't be needed) What I do is run my button wires to each terminal, then I loop the ground to the rest. I then run two grounds from each of the ground terminals, giving eight grounds for the eight buttons. THESE WIRES ARE COMING FROM THE U360 Then you wire each button as follows: I suggest looking up a simple guide on stripping and crimping wires. If you don't find anything, I'll help you with that as well. |
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