[mortenmoulder]

[quote=110699]There are 2 types of switches/buttons. Normally closed and normally open. Some buttons like arcade buttons can be wired either way, some such as what you have can not. You stated that if you connect your button and run the script it resets immediately. That is because the button is closed and it is completing the circuit. To solve this you need a button that is open, and only completes the circuit when pressed.

I don’t know where you are located, but any electronics shop or radioshack type store should have a switch that will work or can order you one for a couple bucks. Ones like pictured below cost about $0.35 each when I buy them. Depending on where you are though, that might not be anywhere close.

Also, could possibly the script you are running be edited? I don’t know about python code or what you are using but you might be able to edit the code to use what you have now. Just a thought.

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Ah yeah exactly. It sounds like my button is always open, but that is not the case. Even when I press the button, it seems like the curcuit is live. From what I’ve read on my reddit post, it looks like my best bet would be connecting my wires to the LED, which turns off when I press the reset button. I’m not sure if that could be used though, now that I think about it.

Also yeah, I live in Denmark. Buttons are cheap, but getting them to my house through shipping costs a fortune. We have no electronic stores nearby, so I’d have to order it online and pay for expensive shipping. It will be at least 10 bucks, which is almost as much as I’ve spent on this Playstation, lol.

[mortenmoulder]

[quote=110685]Because it is the wrong type switch for what you are wanting it to do and changing the switch is cheap, easy, and solves your problem.

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It will cost me like $20 because I need to order the switch online. Then I need to make some spacers for it to work, as well as find the PERFECT button that can work EXACTLY like how it works now.

How is this switch “the wrong type”? How can a switch be of a wrong type?

[mortenmoulder]

@rdhanded2:
Appreciate your reply! Yes I am going to use the whole board. I am going to use the power supply, so I can provide the power supply with 230v, which gets converted to 5v using this 7805 voltage regulator I purchased.

Why would I go and find another switch, when I already have one on the board.. which works perfectly for this PS1 build.

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