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Connecting Oscar Controls Vortex Spinner? (4-pin connector on spinner?)
sofakng:
I'm wondering how exactly I hookup the Oscar Control's Vortex Spinner. There are four pins sticking out of the spinner PCB that I could probably solder a wire onto, but does Radio Shack (or local hardware stores) sell a connector that I can simply place on top of it?
I've looked on his website but I can't find information on this. For his trackball interface I see he uses a molex connector but for this spinner I don't see anything.
OSCAR:
Included with the spinner is a red connector for attaching to the optic board. A picture and details can be found on the Vortex page under the heading "Connection to encoder interface".
Please email me if you have any more questions.
sofakng:
--- Quote from: OSCAR on July 08, 2004, 12:29:57 pm ---Included with the spinner is a red connector for attaching to the optic board. A picture and details can be found on the Vortex page under the heading "Connection to encoder interface".
Please email me if you have any more questions.
--- End quote ---
Oh, thats right, I forgot about that piece...
However, I'm connecting it to an Ultimarc Opti-Pac (because I'm also connecting a trackball). So I don't think I can use the red connector in this case.
So, what would I use instead?
_Iz-:
--- Quote from: sofakng on July 08, 2004, 02:32:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: OSCAR on July 08, 2004, 12:29:57 pm ---Included with the spinner is a red connector for attaching to the optic board. A picture and details can be found on the Vortex page under the heading "Connection to encoder interface".
Please email me if you have any more questions.
--- End quote ---
Oh, thats right, I forgot about that piece...
However, I'm connecting it to an Ultimarc Opti-Pac (because I'm also connecting a trackball). So I don't think I can use the red connector in this case.
So, what would I use instead?
--- End quote ---
well, I haven't seen the cable Oscar supplies but If I had to guess, one end would have the "red connector" for attachment to the spinner itself, the other end should be bare wires to shove in the right holes on the opti-pac. If the other end doesn't have bare wires then cut off whatever is there and strip the ends of each wire...
sofakng:
Well, the red connector is just a red plastic piece. There are no wires attached to it, and I'm not sure how to attach wires to it unless I JAM them inside tiny holes...
I think I have to do something without the red piece... *shrug*
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