DIY Button Harness Video Tutorial

[fundando]

Looks good fundando! Here’s a sneak peak at the inside of my arcade stick, the MK II. The harness was made following the video. The case is black acrylic, so sorry if it’s not easier to see stuff.

MK I: (my old arcade stick, without wire management)

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http://i67.tinypic.com/35lgo42.jpg

MK II: (new arcade stick with wire management)

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http://i66.tinypic.com/2mb980.jpg

A wee bit cleaner huh? Still need to wire up the Uno R3 and the lights, then she’s ready for war!

The only difference between this and the video was:

-I didn’t shrink wrap between the wires. The tech flex I got was pretty rugged and I didn’t see it tearing. Hope I won’t regret that.

-The PCB has an independent ground for all the buttons, so only the Joystick is in a daisy chain. in hindsight, the joystick was a lot easier to wire up for that very reason. /regrets

-I soldered instead of crimped, Not sure if it gets an ed1371 stamp of approval or not.

Wow! What a night and day difference. Great job!

[fundando]

Stayed up too late wiring this one up…

http://i.imgur.com/ZMXzgOS.jpg