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KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:50 pm
by 401Gaming
Ok so I got myself one of the Kitsch Bent 4 button common ground button pcbs to make building my system a little easier. My issue is that the wire I have doesn't fit into the solder holes along the top. What size wire should I be using for this?
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:11 pm
by Helder
Get an old IDE HDD ribbon cable and use that, also 26AWG should work fine for this.
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:42 pm
by 401Gaming
Helder wrote:Get an old IDE HDD ribbon cable and use that, also 26AWG should work fine for this.
Ok thanks yea a ribbon cable would definitely make things easier? Where can I find one of those? Or should I just get one off of Amazon
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:50 pm
by wermy
If you don't have an old ribbon cable laying around then yeah you can get a roll on amazon (my local radio shack carries rolls of it too).
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 3:17 am
by Kilren
wermy wrote:If you don't have an old ribbon cable laying around then yeah you can get a roll on amazon (my local radio shack carries rolls of it too).
I've been using ethernet cables. There are 8 wires in there, usually very well color coded, and quite small
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:48 pm
by buttguy
The wires in my old ethernet cable are a tad bit big. It's a really tight fit for the PCB.
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2016 3:24 pm
by wermy
buttguy wrote:The wires in my old ethernet cable are a tad bit big. It's a really tight fit for the PCB.
They also tend to be solid-core, which I don't like much. But yes they can be a nice source of "free" wire if you have some laying around.
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 11:48 pm
by Kilren
wermy wrote:They also tend to be solid-core.
Oh really? I find that surprising. I've never encountered a solid core, they've always been braided for me, and I've been using ethernet cord for many many projects. I guess pay attention to what you have before you cut it up.
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:21 am
by wermy
Kilren wrote:wermy wrote:They also tend to be solid-core.
Oh really? I find that surprising. I've never encountered a solid core, they've always been braided for me, and I've been using ethernet cord for many many projects. I guess pay attention to what you have before you cut it up.
Interesting. Come to think of it I haven't cut open *that* many of them, mostly due to being turned off by the solid core I found.
Re: KB 4 button pcb wiring?
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 11:45 am
by Bubble
I had the same issue. I used an "old" VGA cable
I first did some testing with a multimeter before to epoxy.