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| Locke141:
Cross posted to my build. (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,134515.0.html) I was thinking about using cat 5 cables to wire up my 4 player pedestal CP. Colors would be matched to the color of each player. I was thinking it would be a nice and easy way to keep the wires clean. Is this a bad idea? Has any one tried using cat5 to an i-pac before? I originally got the idea from (http://www.beersmith.com/mame/panels.htm) The pic is from the above web site and is not mine. I just included it for some context. |
| yotsuya:
I did that when I was going to build swappable panels. It works. |
| blashyrk:
I use cat-5 cable for my cp, never had any trouble. |
| michelevit:
works great. gets you 8 wires. ez to connect, low cost. i recommend highly. if you need more than 8 wires, just add another run and label accordingly. cat5 is great for signal but can carry 600mA of current. |
| WindDrake:
Cat5/6 wire is great for hookups. I end up using various chunks of it and pulling pairs out when building prototypes/etc as it's cheap and easy. |
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