And there was illumination!

Today I worked on the light inside the buttons. (With some help from my brother 😉 )

Like a said last time, I found out how to get the lights to work, so i’ll do a bit of explanation here:
While searching the internet, I came across this image:

(All credits of the image go to user “Random” of the Ransai forums)
The thing you see in the middle is a Button switch.
To get the lights to work, you’ll need another powersource, since the lights need 12V, and the PS2 only gets 5V. But if you add 12V to the circuitboard, you’ll need to prevent this extra Voltage from entering the PS2. This is where you need some diodes, these small thingies make sure the powerflow only goes in one direction, and when placed in the right way, the lights can receive 12V without harming my precious PS2.

One microswitch with the attached Diodes…

Nine microswitches with attached diodes 🙂

Since I really wanted to test it out, but my Arcade-cabinet not yet ready to be played, I grabbed my old ArcadeStyleController and hooked it up.

Reconnected all the wires, plus the new 12V-adding-wires.
(Believe me, there’s seriously a pattern in the wires to keep them distinguished 😉 )

And Voila, Illuminated buttons:

  

Also had a movie file, but thanks to the wonderfull app “Adobe Premiere” I won’t be able to upload it….

It has been a while..

44 days to be exactly….

3 main reasons:
– Not at my parents home:
Spent a lot of time in my “palace” in Leeuwarden. Didn’t feel like taking a 2 hours trip in the train…
– There was an update for “Team Fortress 2”:
Doesn’t need any explanation….
– When I was at my parents house, my dad was away a lot. I kinda need him to help me with the wood stuff of the cabinet, since I don’t want to screw that part up. Once all the working on the wood is finished, things will go much smoother, since I do now how to paint/polish and wire the electronics 🙂

But that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been any progress 🙂
All the planks are nearing completion.
The planks for the Speakers and a few others are all finished
Still figuring out how to create an easy “door” thingy in the cabinet ( I have to be able to quickly acces my Playstation2 to change discs or change the volume )

A few planks, like the subwoofer-holder and the top one, were a bit bended (Not exactly sure how that happend) so I glued some bigger (stronger) planks on them to keep them straight 😉 )

Next weekend I’ll be finishing the TV, PS2 and amplifier shelve, and i’ll also start working on the circuitboard adjustments.
My Pop’n Music controller works perfectly, but there was one thing i’ve been missing all this time….Illuminated buttons!

Found on a bemani fora 
 (http://www.ransai.com/archives/forum3/viewtopic.php?t=46&sid=179c9ed340b3c65dd9d0786c2490c35a)
how to get the lights working.
I need one of those 12V adapters and 20 diodes (My start and select buttons aren’t illuminated) to keep the power flow in one direction, because I don’t want to give my PS2 extra power 😉

And hopefully I’ll be able to test-play my half-finished cabinet next week…
(I missed playing Pop’n Music so much, that I put my old controller back together this weekend 😉 )

Till next time!
(I promise it won’t take another 44 days :-p)