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Joystick Wiring Problem
EwJ:
--- Quote from: D_Harris on November 14, 2009, 11:00:01 pm ---(And the picture above is the bottom view of the joystick).
(And why shouldn't I just connect a lead from the left/yellow switch back to the ground?
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Assuming the top of your pic is toward your monitor, the left and right are mixed as well, no?
You should.
mytymaus007:
i dont think the ground matters on a leaf switch you can hook it up to either lead if im not mistaken different from a micro switch. AWSOME JOYstick have one my self. What are you building. ANY pics :applaud:
D_Harris:
--- Quote from: mytymaus007 on November 15, 2009, 11:44:09 pm ---i dont think the ground matters on a leaf switch you can hook it up to either lead if im not mistaken different from a micro switch. AWSOME JOYstick have one my self. What are you building. ANY pics :applaud:
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Actually it's a temporary hack.
I attached the control panel to the top of a band saw stand that I had attached my Gorf joystick to earlier this year. ;D
But it'll go back on the Ms.Pac-man when I figure out a way to get custom art made for it. (I intend to add six more buttons to).
I have several of these Midway bases with no sticks because no one reproduces them. :(
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
u_rebelscum:
If you're looking at the bottom of the stick with "up" toward the top of the screen in your illustration, both left and right are switched, and up and down are switched.
If you're looking from the top of the stick "through" the joystick case with up toward the top of screen, then up & down are switched.
The way to test, set joystick as if you were going to play. Move stick left and hold it there. Flip the joystick case upside down while stilling stick left and see which switch is closed. Label it left. Return joystick to right side up and repeat for other dirrections. It's easier if the joystick is not wired yet, and you always flip the stick the way, and label "screen" on stick.
D_Harris:
I'm not sure what you mean. (I'm hoping this isn't really that complicated).
My illustration is the view of the joystick from the bottom.
From that view if the joystick is pushed "up" it will activate the switch that has the blue lead attached.
If it is pushed "right" it will activate the switch that has the red lead attached.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
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