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Title: I-PAC2 question
Post by: currygoat11 on September 27, 2004, 02:51:45 pm

I purchased an I-PAC2 for my cocktail cabinet.. I wanted each player to have both a 4-way and an 8-way joystick (so 4 joysticks total). This is so for games where there are only 4 directions, the 4-way would be appropriate. The joystick of choice for the 8-way games would obviously be the 8-way joystick.

question is: did I purchase the wrong I-PAC model? Can an I-PAC 2 handle two joysticks wired together to the same inputs on the I-PAC2? Can I daisy-chain them together?

Thank you

Title: Re:I-PAC2 question
Post by: MinerAl on September 27, 2004, 03:14:50 pm

Yes you can attach as many joysticks as you want to the same four inputs on the IPAC.  Just be careful that you wire them so that they each work without the other.

Title: Re:I-PAC2 question
Post by: currygoat11 on September 27, 2004, 03:19:23 pm

<<Just be careful that you wire them so that they each work without the other. >>

not sure I understand what you mean, can you please elaborate? Thanks very much.

Title: Re:I-PAC2 question
Post by: electricd on September 27, 2004, 03:25:48 pm

He means make sure and use separate wires for each, and combine them at some point after the joysticks so that if one goes out or is removed, you don't have to open it up and rewire. (at least that is my advice)

Title: Re:I-PAC2 question
Post by: currygoat11 on September 27, 2004, 03:29:25 pm

Ahh okay that's what he means. Okay this is great news! I thought for a second I had screwed up.

THANKS A LOT for the quick replies :)

currygoat

Title: Re:I-PAC2 question
Post by: Bgnome on September 27, 2004, 03:31:19 pm

he means that you should be able to daisy-chain them or wire them each directly to the same input.  something to avoid, for example, would be to wire the second joystick to the NC tab on the first.
but then again, i dont understand why people still insist on putting separate 4-way joys, especially 2 or more, when there are very nice switchable joys available.  why not pick up a t-stick or two when you shop for an i-pac or omnisticks when you get a keywhiz?  just boggles the mind..

Title: Re:I-PAC2 question
Post by: MinerAl on September 27, 2004, 04:04:15 pm

Sorry.  

Quick and dirty answering doesn't help much.

You need to make sure that the joysticks are each directly wired to the IPAC seperately.  That way either stick can close a circuit without the other.  Wire the sticks in parallel.

Alternatively you could take the wire from the P1UP terminal on the IPAC to the NO tab on the up switch on the four way, and then from there to the NO tab on the up switch on the 8-way.  Assuming you have the ground tabs on those switches wired, either switch could send a signal to the ipac via the up wire.

The bad way to wire it would be to take the wire to the NO tab on one switch, and then take a wire from the ground tab to the NO tab on the next switch.  This would be wiring in series, and bad for what you want.

Here, a picture explains it better:

Title: Re:I-PAC2 question
Post by: currygoat11 on September 27, 2004, 05:20:18 pm

MinerAl:

Thanks for the picture, I appreciate the clarification. Very helpful :)