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Ethernet cable suitable for wiring?
cheetah:
I am also in the process of doing the same thing. I have a 6 port patch panel at each player location. In most cases I am only using 2-3 cat5 cables for each player, but with 6 at each location, it will allow me to expand and use modular/swappable control panels in the future.
I have also been able to use several colors of patch cables to identify different functions (ie. yellow = joystick, green = buttons, red = admin functions) and each patch cable has 8 individual wires, each with their own distinct colors so it is fairly easy to wire up and to see exactly what goes to what on the keyboard encoder.
I am building a cocktail table with vertical and horizontal controls, but it is only going to be 2 players. Using cat5 and RJ45 will allow me to easily plug in player 3 & 4 control panels when I need them.
I have wired up my player 1 controls and tested it out and I have had no problems with the cat5 cable.
2slk:
My friend used CAT5 in his cabinet and it works like a charm. He has a swappable control panel system so making the change is a breeze. clip, clip!
Lilwolf:
I used cat5 initially..
but with a hot swappable control panels... The wiring moved to much... and I was recrimping ends ALL the time. Every time you move the wire, the forces hit the crimp area.
Go get some flexible stranded wire and you wont regret it.
DYNAGOD:
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"The main reason they use those gauges in the arcades is so that the quick disconnects fit the wire properly."
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Well damn!!
learn something new everyday.
i got 500 ft of cat5e under my desk,
are you saying i can use that and use RJ45 as a quasi quick-disconnect?! :o
youve ruined me for all time if this is true,ill be up all nite ripping my present project apart and replacing all the wiring with my networking goods.
:P