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javeryh:
Ok, I was finally able to get some time this past weekend to start wiring my cab after 2 months of inactivity.  I amn building a cocktail cabinet with the long 3rd CP for horizontal games... anyway, to my surprise I wired up the P1 controls to my iPac, plugged it into my computer and it worked!  Here's my question:

Is there a way to wire the long CP so that it will be "off" while using the other CPs?  if I am playing a 2 player game of Ms. Pac-man with my wife using the screen flipping configuration and my daughter comes up to the long CP (that's not being used) and starts pressing buttons she's going to ruin the game...

Thanks!

horseboy:
You could just use a switch. If you don't have to many inputs, you could use a 25 pin parallel port switch. It should work fine. If you need more inputs 36 pin scsi switches are readily available from ebay.

javeryh:
I wouldn't know how to wire something like that I don't think... is there an easier solution?  I'm envisioning some sort of Y-connector where each CPs wires go in and only one set of wires comes out - depending on which position the switch is in determines which CP is active - or am I way off?

Any help from people that have built 3-sided cocktails is most welcome!  Thanks!!

Shape D.:
It's easier than you'd think, 25 ins and 25 outs. 1 switch.

javeryh:

--- Quote from: Shape D. on June 10, 2006, 03:41:18 pm ---It's easier than you'd think, 25 ins and 25 outs. 1 switch.

--- End quote ---

Shouldn't it be 50 in and 25 out or am I just not getting this?

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