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Amiga Joystick - USB Camera Cable Release

Step 5Hooking up the switch and battery

Hooking up the switch and battery
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1) Solder the red wire of the usb cable to one of the terminals on one of the switches in the joystick.

2) Attach some electric tape to the black wire of the usb cable

3) stick the black wire to the '-' side of the battery, using the electric tape.

4) strip the ends off a short piece of wire. bend one end of the wire and place over the '+' side of the battery.

5) Cover with the same piece of tape used in step 3 and press firmly to make sure that there is a good contact between the wires and the battery terminals.

6) Solder the other end of the wire (now connected to the battery's '+' terminal) to the other terminal of the switch used in step 1
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