Simple Electronics Question.

[Joel D. Park]

I have an 11 pin connector like this, on a PCB on an Arcade Game.

(This should probably go in Arcade stuff, but I hoped for a response before I go home after work).

 

11| N/C

10| N/C

9 | Jump & Start

8 | Kick

7 | N/C

6 | Punch

5 | Left

4 | Right

3 | Up

2 | Down

1 | GND

 

To activate any one of the switches, all I should have to do is connect them to the Ground?? Is that correct?? For example, if I want to press the Kick button, all I would do is connect pin 8 to pin 1 and it would be just like pressing kick??

[IceCold]

To activate any one of the switches, all I should have to do is connect them to the Ground??  Is that correct??  For example, if I want to press the Kick button, all I would do is connect pin 8 to pin 1 and it would be just like pressing kick??

I'm pretty much positive that that is correct.

[Arcadenut]

I have an 11 pin connector like this, on a PCB on an Arcade Game.  

(This should probably go in Arcade stuff, but I hoped for a response before I go home after work).

 

11| N/C

10| N/C

9 | Jump & Start

8 | Kick

7 | N/C

6 | Punch

5 | Left

4 | Right

3 | Up

2 | Down

1 | GND

 

To activate any one of the switches, all I should have to do is connect them to the Ground??  Is that correct??  For example, if I want to press the Kick button, all I would do is connect pin 8 to pin 1 and it would be just like pressing kick??

 

That is correct.

[Cassidy Nolen]

That is the standard way I have seen it done. You can also find them with a diode in line paralell with the switch. I have taken them out before and not ever had a problem, but someone put them in there for a reason.

 

Just thought I would mention it if you saw them there (Asteroids cocktails have them that way, wierd)

 

Cassidy

[Joel D. Park]

What I have is a Pit-Fighter pcb, the start button is part of the Thrid player's controls. My Jamma cabinet only supports player 1 and 2, I was hoping that I could just build a single button into this socket for starting the game but it doesn't seem to work.

 

I tried the cross over but it didn't seem to press the button, do the buttons need power or something coming into them as well??

 

I may have just not got a good connection.