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Title: wireing an optical joystick......
Post by: GroovyTuesdaY on January 24, 2004, 04:20:01 am

I have never installed an optical myself and am a little in the dark about what people do to get the 5v line inside of their control panel.
Are there any special parts you need to do this , if so what will i need?
Any help would be great.

groovY~ :D

Title: Re:wireing an optical joystick......
Post by: SNAAAKE on January 24, 2004, 05:27:34 am

You need a multi meter.You will be wiring it for what ?
If i-pac then you can ask someone here who installed one already,they should know where the 5+ is on ipac PCB.
(PM oscar)

5+ is the red wire on most playstation pads and the blue wire is 5+ on official dreamcast pad.

~ :D

Title: Re:wireing an optical joystick......
Post by: SirPoonga on January 24, 2004, 05:49:12 am

You can get 5v from alot of places.

If you have an IPAC there is a 5v pin on it, read the ipac FAQ/Instructions.
You can get it form a usb port.
You can get it from an harddrive power plug.

Title: Re:wireing an optical joystick......
Post by: Oldskool on January 25, 2004, 11:37:26 am

Quote from: GroovyTuesdaY on January 24, 2004, 04:20:01 am

I have never installed an optical myself and am a little in the dark about what people do to get the 5v line inside of their control panel.

You can also get +5 volts / ground from an Opti-Pac.

Here'a photo from my setup. I didn't need the player 2 spinner or trackball terminals for controls.

Title: Re: wireing an optical joystick......
Post by: JCKnife on December 23, 2004, 11:55:28 pm

Does only the USB optipac provide power, or does the serial one, too?