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Charles4400:

perfect! Thank you DeLuSioNal29 !

SirPeale:


--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on November 02, 2008, 11:11:26 pm ---I attached mine to the other ground wires on my microswitches for my controls.  Ground is ground.

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I guess you don't like your machine very much.  It's not a ground in the electrical sense - it's a ground to dissipate static buildup!  Better hook it to the ground wire on the mains.

isucamper:

Man there is always a lot of confusion about that darn green wire.  I wish vendors would stick some description in with their products to keep us from arguing about it every few months. 

The consensus on here in the past is that it is a static ground wire, and should be connected to an "earth ground" in order to reduce static electricity from drawing dirt and dust to your trackball.  From what I gather from previous threads on this subject, the easiest way to do this is to attach it to one of the screws on the back of your PC that holds in your power supply.

However, these green cables are also very short.  Mine won't reach my PC.  And, it would make removing the control panel top very difficult since I'll have to reach in and unscrew it from the power supply before I can take the cp top off.

Anybody know where else it might be safe to attach this wire?

SirPeale:

Just extend the wire with and attach it to a case screw.  That's the easiest way to do it.

DeLuSioNal29:

Interesting.  I stand corrected.  I've never had a problem, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.  I will reconnect it tonight.

As for the unscrewing part... You could always use "Quick" disconnects like I do for my LED power on my control panel.



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