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Title: keyboard hack ???
Post by: missioncontrol on May 26, 2004, 02:16:48 pm

I'm attempting a keyboard hack and the one thing I either couldn't find or I overlooked is that my keyboard encoder has a ground wire...what do I do with it when I run ghost keys to map the matrix??

Title: Re:keyboard hack ???
Post by: SirPeale on May 26, 2004, 02:30:08 pm

Is it a bigger black wire?  I could be wrong, but I think this is for static protection.  I did a hack not long ago and never did anything with this wire, and it worked okay.

Title: Re:keyboard hack ???
Post by: missioncontrol on May 26, 2004, 02:37:43 pm

yes, it's a bigger black wire...thanks for the help.

Title: Re:keyboard hack ???
Post by: Tahnok on May 26, 2004, 03:13:14 pm

You should be careful with grounds. Lifting a ground can cause many problems like noise and static shorts. I would recommend trying to hook it up to a ground somewhere. Then again, like Peale, you could have no problems at all.