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Demon-Seed:
Hey guys
I am just learning about this technique can someone explain it to me in "Jim" terms? ehehe so you have your cp and you wire a button to a screw???? then you have the ipac wired to another piece of wood with steel to make a connector?????? please advise and please please expalin in JIM (idot) proof terms.. ehheh ;D ???

thanks I would really appreciate it. more photos etc as well explaining would help.. thanks in advance
Jim

GGKoul:
The way the wiring works is. Instead of direct wiring the joysticks to the IPAC.  You wire the joysticks to a screw on the control panel.  And you wire to the IPAC to a contact on the base of panel.  When the screw on the control panel touches the contact on the base.  I will close the circuit and make that wire "live".  

mahuti:
The screw & leaf just replaces any other type of connection (like a DB 25 connector, or direct wiring job. All it does is make the connection in a way that requires 'zero insertion force'. I think the earlier pictures & diagram make the point pretty well.

BTW, I got your email, I just haven't had time to respond with detailed info. I've been working like crazy the last few days.

Demon-Seed:
Hey

ok so does it matter which type of steel or surface is used?

J_K_M_A_N:
What do you think of this? It may help with the tension. If you used fairly stiff copper or whatever metal you want to use that is conductive, could you bend it like the really CRAPPY picture I attached to give it some tension? Also, I like the idea of using a terminal strip and maybe copper on both sides that is somewhat flexable. Man I wish I had photoshop skills!

J_K_M_A_N

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