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Diewrecked:
Can any of you offer any advice here please?

I've seen a whole load of CP's where the buttons are set out in two rows of three such that they are right next to each other and almost touching, say only a mm or two between them.

Given that Cherry microswitches stick out a few mm either side of the screw thread, and then the crimps on the connectors stick out further still, how do you physically wire them up? How do you align the switches so that everything fits? My CP will be a pretty tight fit once I've finished (trackball, spinners etc) so if I can get the buttons quite close up against each other I'd like to.

Thanks in advance you guys
Jon

javeryh:
It just fits underneath the CP.  This should not be a concern.  Check the CP database for pics of the wiring jobs and you will see there is plenty of room.
Chadwick:
Secure the buttons so the switches are at 45 degree angles.
um3k:

--- Quote from: Diewrecked on July 30, 2008, 08:32:13 am ---Given that Cherry microswitches stick out a few mm either side of the screw thread, and then the crimps on the connectors stick out further still, how do you physically wire them up? How do you align the switches so that everything fits? My CP will be a pretty tight fit once I've finished (trackball, spinners etc) so if I can get the buttons quite close up against each other I'd like to.
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Just turn the top row so their microswitch connectors face up and the bottom row so those face down.  (The short "leg" of the button will be where the microswitch faces once installed.)
Diewrecked:
Excellent many thanks you guys. That gives me more scope to play with my CP design.
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