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Title: 3 sided cocktail, should I use IPAC2 or IPAC4 or even a KEYWIZ 1.5
Post by: rackoon on June 27, 2006, 02:24:12 pm

So like the header says, I have a 3 sided cocktail in progress and I want some advice before I buy my encoder. My 3rd long side has four eightways  and twelve buttons. What can I say I love 2 person Alien Syndrome and Smash TV. That's only 28 inputs but I would like to have two Admin. buttons and a 1 player and 2 player button. that's 32

Then I would just wire some of my buttons to on my 1 and 2 player vertical side to some on the long 3rd side and they can share inputs.

OR should I use a IPAC4 with 56 inputs. Wouldn't it be over kill. Is the only draw back that someone could push a button on another control panel while I'm playing 

I also like the keywiz but I'm not sure I want a moving part on my encoder for the keyboard pass through.

Title: Re: 3 sided cocktail, should I use IPAC2 or IPAC4 or even a KEYWIZ 1.5
Post by: divemaster127 on June 27, 2006, 03:55:50 pm

I would use a ipac4 that way you can do everything you want, I cannot comment on the keywiz I have never used
dm

Title: Re: 3 sided cocktail, should I use IPAC2 or IPAC4 or even a KEYWIZ 1.5
Post by: emerica on June 27, 2006, 05:32:41 pm

you could use any of those since to middle cp will be connected to the same inputs as the end cps.

Quote from: rackoon on June 27, 2006, 02:24:12 pm

I also like the keywiz but I'm not sure I want a moving part on my encoder for the keyboard pass through.

as for the keywiz..the moving part is not something to be worried about if your not going to switch it 100 times a day. But I'm sure it would hold up fine. I have a keywiz max for 2 years now and not a problem with the KB passthrough switch.

Title: Re: 3 sided cocktail, should I use IPAC2 or IPAC4 or even a KEYWIZ 1.5
Post by: Havok on June 28, 2006, 10:13:27 am

You could also look into a combo: one Keywiz and one GPWiz - will give you different inputs, so nobody is messing around with your controls by accident, and still cheaper...

Title: Re: 3 sided cocktail, should I use IPAC2 or IPAC4 or even a KEYWIZ 1.5
Post by: spacies on June 28, 2006, 10:55:05 pm

Hi,

I have built a few of these for customers.
I just used an IPAC 2 and wired up as normal.
BUT, I wired the earths to a switch. Flick the switch one way and you have vertical control panels working and flick the other way and the horizontal panel works. That way nobody can muck around with the controls while you are playing. Simple huh!?

(http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL757/2715941/5432451/75752216.jpg)