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Step 4Wire and insert the jack
Strip the ends of the old sensor wire and attach them to the 1/8" jack. Solder is best, but this connection is not very sensitive and will work with hot glue (maybe even tape in a fix?). I wrapped the ends through the loops twice and hot glued, seems to work fine.
It doesn't matter which wire you assign to which terminal; this is just an open/closed circuit - either will work. Just put one wire on the top terminal, and one wire on the bottom. If yours has a middle terminal (like mine in the picture) just ignore it - not used for this kind of connection.
Get that connection good and solidified then remove the ring-screw & washer from the end of the jack and poke the jack through the hole where the white button used to be. Re-attach the ring-screw and tighten it - no glue necessary - completely reversible! Notice here that the 1/8" jack just barely fits in the hole without blocking the use of the PS3 button. A 1/4" jack will not work here!
XBox users: your power cord will be in the way here. You will need to fine a new hole for this jack, and drilling one is definitely going to kill your warranty!
With the jack in place, re-attach the board over the PS3 button and close her up. You're done with the hard part!
It doesn't matter which wire you assign to which terminal; this is just an open/closed circuit - either will work. Just put one wire on the top terminal, and one wire on the bottom. If yours has a middle terminal (like mine in the picture) just ignore it - not used for this kind of connection.
Get that connection good and solidified then remove the ring-screw & washer from the end of the jack and poke the jack through the hole where the white button used to be. Re-attach the ring-screw and tighten it - no glue necessary - completely reversible! Notice here that the 1/8" jack just barely fits in the hole without blocking the use of the PS3 button. A 1/4" jack will not work here!
XBox users: your power cord will be in the way here. You will need to fine a new hole for this jack, and drilling one is definitely going to kill your warranty!
With the jack in place, re-attach the board over the PS3 button and close her up. You're done with the hard part!
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