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what gauge?
theob42:
ok cool so i guess ill go with the standard 22awg. what about for ground and stuff, should that be thicker? or will 22awg all around work. secondly while im at it. how would i connect the wire to the microswitches. some sort of crimping or soldering? i doubt twisting it on will be very sturdy
MonMotha:
For IO lines like buttons and joysticks, just use 22AWG for everything. Hook the ground up to one of the ground spots near the button I/O on the JAMMA harness (high numbered positions) or just do the appropriately listed place on an encoder.
For power, use 18AWG. If wiring up JAMMA, use as many wires as there are positions (so 4 grounds, 4 +5V, 2 -5V, and 2 +12V - no need to wire power ground up to the 4 IO grounds at the high number positions). Some people get by with fewer wires or 20AWG, but that can cause flakey behavior. Spend the money, and do it right.
theob42:
yeah my thought exactly. thanks, i dont mind spending a bit extra for better wires. i havent bought any wire yet so i want whatevers best. oh and btw im wiring it up to an IPAC4 and an OPTIPAC. 4 player cab with 2 u360 and 2 happ joysticks.
so for the ground i just wire it into the ground for the ipac and thats it? well yeah i know i gotta daisy chain all the buttons but all of the ground goes into there. sorry havent wired anything before so wanna do it right the first time :)