Posted by Agent Davis on 7, 2001 at 10:16 AM:
I'm using an Ipac as my encoder. This will work with any encoder or keyboard though
-I bought some m to f DB15 extension cables.
-IPAC has 28 total inputs.. 14 per player, plus 2 grounds. 2 DB15's are perfect. If your encoder has more than 15 inputs per player, use DB25's which gives you 25 per player (or maybe 24, depending on your grounds).
-Now cut an extension cord in half. Take the female end and wire each individual wire to an input on player one. Then take the male end and wire each individual wire to your cp to the corresponding controls for each input. Now repeat this for player 2 (and 3 and 4, if you have them).
-You are making the cp swappable, so you can interchange it.
NOTE: If you have coin mechs that you want to wire up then wire the coin inputs on your encoder with an individual wire that runs to the coin mech, which you could make into a quick disconnect if you need that wire for other controls such as the DC pad.
-Now, get two DC pads, open em up and wire another female end to each of the pads in correspondence once again to the controls on your cp.
-You now have a swappable cp that you can wire to your keyboard/encoder or your DC pads. You can also now make additional cp's using male connectors that will plug right into the encoder/keyboard or your DC pad.
NOTE: If you want to include playstation into your controls you may just want to use playstation pads instead of DC pads, which would be cheaper anyway, and buy one of those converters that let you use psx pads on your DC.
NOTE: Some people have used computer ribbon cables, which I believe give you even more inputs per cable.