HRAP 2 problem

I pulled off the Qd and checked to see if the problem still occurred, but it’s actually the damn wire that’s causing all this BS.

Hopefully, It’ll be fixed by tomorrow.

Thanks for all your help, guys. Toodles, thanks a bunch to you.

BBH

np…

Alright, I changed the data wire by desoldering the first one and then soldering on another wire, but the same problem still occurs. Button flashes once, and the disappears…

Damn, man. Nothing seems to be working out. Any ideas?

Hope this problem gets fixed and after this, I’m never buying a HRAP again…

Damn. And it does this when you’re holding the QD’s together? last ditch think to try to to remove the PCB from the plastic block so you can take out the red slider switches. If you’re holding the QDs together, it flashes once and then stops, and the sliders are gone, then then you’re fucked and will have to replace the PCB.

Yep, tried doing that, but same problem…flashes once, and then stops working. Everything is fucked up for me…sigh

I just have to replace the entire PCB, i guess.

So, a solder less hack will do. One thing though, I checked spiffyshoes guide and I could only find one ground wire? How am I supposed to connect that one wire to all of the other buttons? One other thing, Sanwa’s use a 5 pin connector, right? How am I supposed to connect the wires to that?

Help is appreciated.

Thanks,

BBH

EDIT: It’d be really helpful if someone could help me with this by adding another PCB and it needs to be connected to QD’s, because my Seimitsu parts are on the way. I’ll pay for the labor and the parts. Anybody?

All you need to do to make all your buttons have a ground is to link wires and QD’s together. This is called Daisy Chaining. On a DS1, all the buttons share one ground, explaining the single wire. Since you have that one wire, strip the end of it about half an inch. cut another wire long enough to reach the next button/switch and strip the ends. Taking the bare tip of the original ground wire, and your other wire, twist the bare ends together and bend it in half. Insert in the QD, crimp, repeat until errythangs grounded…

Or buy a grounding strip and give all buttons independent grounds.

Thanks for replying. I’m not really interested in doing the daisy chain method, but I do plan on using the Grounding bar kit. The only thing that I don’t know, is that if it’ll work…

I’m planning on using this one:

all you are doing is making an electrical connection - so a grounding bar in theory will work just fine. you only need to make sure the particular grounding bar in question can handle the wire size you are using. can i ask why you are against daisy chaining? are you going to run individual twisted wire pairs or what?

Wire size? I’ll be adding a spade terminal to one end of a QD on the other end of the wire for the buttons.

I want the inside of my stick looking like this:

I’m not against the DC method. This wiring, just looks more neat, dude, but If daisy chaining is the only way to go, then I’ll do it. I just want to fix my stick and get back to playing.

Thanks for helping out.

BBH

Ah, that’s cool. Overkill, but cool. If I were using a grounding bar, I would simply “wrap” the wire around the screw & tighten. That’s how many many electrical connections are made. Obviously a crimped terminal works (well & is very clean) but it isn’t at all necessary and truthfully only adds complexity.

PS. Here is a pic of my internals (sans bars/strips/etc). Not uber clean… but hardly messy.
http://homepage.mac.com/cramlet/.Pictures/joystick/stick3_inside1.jpg

Damn, that is neat! :tup:

Yes, I know what you mean by overkill, but different strokes for different folks, i guess.

Adding more complexity? I’ve never worked with a grounding bar kit before, so this will be a first. The spade will fit, right?

Thanks,

BBH

well its hard to say if every spade terminal will fit every grounding bar. they all have different dimensions i’m sure. i’d just buy both terminals & bar at the same store (radioshack?) and compare them right then & there.

I’ve checked Radioshack, but they don’t have a grounding bar. Will these fit that grounding bar from one of my previous posts?

the grounding bar you posted was from ace hardware, right? they also sell spade terminals. just go to your local store & check 'em out. my only concern is that the bar you posted is too beefy for your application.

i’m not real certain what “4-#2/0” means… but if they are saying between 4 & 2 AWG then that thing is way too big. remember low wire gauge numbers are large wires and large gauge numbers are small wire. you will be using ~22ga.

Okay, I’ll first go to ACE hardware and check to see if they have spade terminals, then I’ll buy both the things from there. If they don’t have the terminals, Ill just buy the terminals from there and then buy the rest of the things from RS.

Thanks for your help, man.

BBH