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Nice newbie question
moknitro:
Thanks for your help, I'll give both methods a go. This is my first time doing anything like this really.
CoryBee:
Get it to work?
kahlid74:
--- Quote from: runawayabc123 on May 13, 2012, 08:59:19 pm ---I never tried it, but I don't think a multimeter's voltage read setting will activate a button press.
Since button presses are human control and on as long as a human holds down the button, you can use a normal wire to activate the button press. Just be careful. (And use an insulated wire, not a bare one. Just a little bit of insulation shaved off of the ends.)
If you want to use the multimeter (for use of the leads/ease of contacting the right spots), put it in the amp measuring setting and try it again. This SHOULD work.
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You should not need to set it to amperage because there should already be voltage on the line since when pressing the button the current travels to the ground. I've got no experience with said controllers so I couldn't tell you whether exactly what to expect but if you wired it correctly, I would expect a function press. So I wouldn't use the multimeter and would instead rely on what the computer is telling you. If it doesn't read an input, it's not working IMO.
CoryBee:
I use these controllers a lot. I can get them pretty cheap.
There must be a solid connection made between these two maze like points to equal a button press. There is no setting on a multimeter that can accomplish this.I solder on a wire to each of the little silver pads and a wire on the ground. Check out my build logs for these small bartop arcades when you get a chance.
Hopefully this helps and that I didn't just spam your post. If you believe I spammed it I will delete the post. Good luck.
moknitro:
That's the K8, G, K6 part you're talking about when you mention the silver pads?
I haven't had a chance to try anything yet (as I've barely been home in the last three days). But at least my buttons and joystick showed up!
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