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Title: ground wiring in control panel
Post by: RWH007 on September 06, 2014, 04:57:00 pm

Hello everyone,

I am new at this. When ground wiring a control panel, does it matter where I start and end? I understand the daisy chain concept but just wondering on tips on the order of a two player, 6 button machine

THANKS ;)

Title: Re: ground wiring in control panel
Post by: PL1 on September 06, 2014, 05:38:28 pm

Welcome aboard, RWH007.   ;D

I usually use a pattern like this.

(http://kadevice.com/forum/download/file.php?id=84)

Some people like to complete the loop back to the encoder so that even if one wire pulls out of a crimp everything still works.   ;D

When a second wire pulls out, all switches between the two pulled wires stop working.


Scott

Title: Re: ground wiring in control panel
Post by: Sarver Systems on September 07, 2014, 10:34:24 am

I agree with the "loopback" method. Start and end at the same spot.

Title: Re: ground wiring in control panel
Post by: Nephasth on September 07, 2014, 11:08:12 am

Quote from: Sarver Systems on September 07, 2014, 10:34:24 am

I agree with the "loopback" method. Start and end at the same spot.

Personal preference. I don't like to do this, because the "fail safe" can hide problems. I like to know when there is a problem, track it down, and fix it.

Title: Re: ground wiring in control panel
Post by: michelevit on September 08, 2014, 01:36:41 am

Common practice is one ground. This allows for easy trouble shooting.

Title: Re: ground wiring in control panel
Post by: screamingtiger on September 09, 2014, 10:03:27 am

Just to piggy back on this question,  I have the XIN MO controller and it has places for a ground.

However two of my buttons could not reach the controller for ground, so I grounded them to the PC power supply. 

This should be ok right, ground is ground?