2 xbox 1 screen video switch hookup...i need help

humanman42 · Post by **humanman42** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:22 pm

i am having trouble grasping the wireing for this for some reason. can anyone help me out.

bassicly i have 2 sets of video and audio coming from two seperate xbox's and i want to be able to choose what one i am using at any givin time. if for some unknown reason you cant grasp what i am talking about, out of boredom, i drew it up for you in photoshop (my worste photoshop yet!)

<img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/ ... -1copy.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

i am guessing its going to use a 3 position toggle. from their, i dont know, my brain is fried. thank you for any help

Post by **bicostp** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:33 pm

ummm... they make switch boxes for that purpouse...

Or you could use 2 DPDT switches and superglue the handles together, that would work too.

humanman42 · Post by **humanman42** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:55 pm

lol, superglue, i am a ducttape kinda guy. glue! PSH!

i dont wanna use a switch box, i wanna make it! learne how things work, or make things that work as good as the things that already work fine...but it would be me making them, and stuff...

humanman

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:29 pm

have the 3 wires and touch them to the right ones depending what xbox u want

humanman42 · Post by **humanman42** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:17 pm

that would work! now all i need to do is connect...something..to it..to make the easier! i think i will call that a switch! i need to find a three position switch, that has 3..poles i think its called.... that would work...right.. wait..

this is why i need help!

humanman

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:22 pm

you mean a dpdt switch?

humanman42 · Post by **humanman42** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:26 pm

haha, i was looking at that online when i decided to look back for a comment, and alas!

i have only wired one of those before. i am sure i can figure it out again.

that would work for what i am doing right?

humanman

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:27 pm

SPST switch for ground connections to the LCD. Easy

humanman42 · Post by **humanman42** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:57 pm

macgyver, sweet

Post by **bicostp** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:29 pm

SPST... isn't that a regular on/off switch?

You definitely need an A/B selector switch, but you only need a single-pole double-throw (SPDP) switch. It might not be called that, but yoiu do need one that can select between A and B inputs.

Just tie all the grounds together for each xbox and hook them up to the switch like he said.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:19 pm

You could always use a 3PDT.

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:40 pm

Why would you need to switch ground? just tie it all together and use an dpdt on the audio and video.

humanman42 · Post by **humanman42** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:57 am

can someone draw me a picture of this? i think i got it, but i wanna make sure.

humanman

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2 xbox 1 screen video switch hookup...i need help

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