# Wiring clamp card as touch button **URL:** \ **Category:** Sabers\ **Created:** [April 25, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206 "2024-04-25T16:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KenBaenobi](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/kenbaenobi/32/3875_2.png) [@KenBaenobi](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/KenBaenobi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206/1 "2024-04-25T16:33:44Z")
I’m working on an Obi-Wan inspired build. The clamp card I would like to use doesn’t have any room to wiggle in the clamp, so a switch holder inside the clamp won’t really work. I could drill a couple of holes for microtac switches, but I came across the idea of turning a clamp card into a touch button on Fredrik’s website. He doesn’t go into much detail beyond soldering a wire to the card and wrapping it in packing tape to insulate it. Has anyone else done something like this? The card I have is a slothfurnace ROTS card. ---
**Author:** ![profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/profezzorn/32/8_2.png) [@profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/profezzorn)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206/2 "2024-04-25T19:06:25Z")
Does this help? > **[Touch Buttons](https://pod.hubbe.net/hardware/touch-buttons.html)** > > Documentation for ProffieOS One thing to look out for is that most clamp cards are just made to look good. To make a touch button, you need a clamp card where the pads are actually connected together. ---
**Author:** ![KenBaenobi](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/kenbaenobi/32/3875_2.png) [@KenBaenobi](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/KenBaenobi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206/3 "2024-04-27T17:59:02Z")
I understand it from a software perspective, but I have no idea where to start from a soldering a wire to a board perspective. 😅 ---
**Author:** ![profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/profezzorn/32/8_2.png) [@profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/profezzorn)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206/4 "2024-04-27T18:04:19Z")
It’s only one wire, how hard can it be? 🙂 It would help if you could put your question in the form of a question though. ---
**Author:** ![KenBaenobi](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/kenbaenobi/32/3875_2.png) [@KenBaenobi](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/KenBaenobi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206/5 "2024-04-27T18:09:13Z")
Hahaha, fair enough. In the image on your website, you soldered the wire to the back of the ESB style card. Did you buy a card with the solder point there, or did you add it? If you added it, how? I can solder together wires and components all day long, but I’m never modified a board like that. ---
**Author:** ![profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/profezzorn/32/8_2.png) [@profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/profezzorn)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206/7 "2024-04-27T18:53:59Z")
> [@KenBaenobi](#): > > Did you buy a card with the solder point there, or did you add it? If you added it, how? It came like that. It’s part of what inspired me to implement touch buttons in the first place. Modifying a PCBs is not really possible, if your clamp card doesn’t support touch buttons, get a new one. ---
**Author:** ![jedi\_j\_stream](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/jedi_j_stream/32/4192_2.png) [@jedi\_j\_stream](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/jedi_j_stream)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206/8 "2024-04-27T19:34:05Z")
> [@profezzorn](#): > > if your clamp card doesn’t support touch buttons, get a new one. Do you have a recommended source for clamp cards? I have 3 builds that need one… but not many places seem to carry them. I found one on kr/saber armory and one on shadowfoil… but none were touch capable. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/user_avatar/crucible.hubbe.net/profezzorn/32/8_2.png) [@profezzorn](https://crucible.hubbe.net/u/profezzorn)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://crucible.hubbe.net/t/wiring-clamp-card-as-touch-button/5206/9 "2024-04-27T22:24:05Z")
I think the undisputed clamp card king is slothfurnace: [https://www.slothfurnace.com/](https://www.slothfurnace.com/)