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wp34:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on February 03, 2014, 09:42:41 pm ---It was a copy of Saint's book (Project Arcade) that I was giving away for free + shipping.
Hand edited by me to correct his orientation of P3 and P4 joysticks.

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 :laugh2:

Slippyblade:

--- Quote ---a lot of guys around here will recommend sold wire because its easy to make neat but I wouldn't take that advice.

first off, thin gauge solid wire will break easier if its often moved or flexed.
second, crimp connectors are meant for stranded cable. Its very likely to get bad connections if used with solid.

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The key words there being, "often moved or flexed".  Once the CP is wired, there should be zero movement or flexing of the wiring.  Also, I like to solder the wires to the lugs so the QD issue becomes moot.  Granted though, in a public cabinet, that I expected to get abused I'd use stranded wire and QD's to make it easier to swap out parts.

Generic Eric:

--- Quote from: SpatzST on February 03, 2014, 09:30:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: Generic Eric on February 03, 2014, 08:20:03 pm ---Check this out   Project Arcade. Yours for the cost of shipping according to the details. 
I was going to get a second copy to lend out, put you'll like it.

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what is it? also I don't see anything called project arcade in that thread.

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Awkward.
I was linking to this book: http://www.amazon.com/Project-Arcade-Build-Your-Machine-ebook/dp/B004KAABVY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391484360&sr=8-1&keywords=project+arcade  It is worth a read even if you can't get it from Badmouth.

PL1:

--- Quote from: mgb on February 03, 2014, 09:55:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: Slippyblade on February 03, 2014, 08:48:57 pm ---
--- Quote from: SpatzST on February 03, 2014, 08:12:07 pm ---What type of wire do I need to successfully daisy chain the ground connector?

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I think it was Knievel that recommended the solid strand doorbell wire from Home Depot (or similar).

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a lot of guys around here will recommend sold wire because its easy to make neat but I wouldn't take that advice.

first off, thin gauge solid wire will break easier if its often moved or flexed.
second, crimp connectors are meant for stranded cable. Its very likely to get bad connections if used with solid.

If its any easier, the daisy chain connectors you need are also available already made from most of the vendors.

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+1000 to mgb's post.   :applaud:

There's a good reason why every arcade vendor I've seen uses stranded wire in their wiring harnesses and Atari used an even higher strand-count wire for the SW Yoke.

Prefab daisy chains FTW.

IF you decide to use solid core with QDs you may want to solder the wire to a hole in the QD for a solid electrical connection like Slippy mentioned and crimp the sleeve on the insulation for mechanical support.


Scott

mgb:
And truthfully, stranded wire is neater looking.

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