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Author Topic: 6-Pin Female Molex  (Read 2965 times)

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6-Pin Female Molex
« on: March 08, 2004, 11:19:23 pm »
Anyone know where I can get a 6 pin female molex connector(interface) that will connect up to the 6 pin male molex connector found on the Betson Imperial Track Balls?  I would like to hook one up to mouse hack without having to destroy (cut) the original factory interface.

Is a  GOLDEN TEE GROM CABLE FOR TRACKBALL what I'm looking for?  What exactly is this used for?  To interface a trackball to JAMMA? or Opti-Pac?   Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!  :)


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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2004, 12:57:37 am »
I was digging into my box of spare parts the other day and found a 6 pin molex connector from Radio Shack that looks like it will fit my Betson-Imperial trackball. I haven't had the time to try it out yet, but I am pretty sure that it is the correct one.

Hope this helps,

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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2004, 10:03:13 am »
Here is a panel mount recepticle

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=displayproduct&lstdispproductid=331297&e_categoryid=46&e_pcodeid=53801

Or you could try page 116 of the digi-key catalog.

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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2004, 10:22:08 am »
There's no picture, is there?  I can't find one.  I'd be interested in some Molex connectors too, but I want to make sure I'm ordering the right ones.

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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2004, 10:55:08 am »
Another question: how do I tell what pin size I have in my existing Molex connectors?  They're either .062 or .093, not much of a difference between the two to see by my eye.

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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2004, 11:24:22 am »
Molex pins for a betson trackball will fit into a molex connector for a computers PSU if that helps. the way I have my trackball connected without coutting the molex adaptor off is i removed the pins using a pin remover from radioshack. http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=274-223.  

then i just used an old 4 socket molex connectors from a old broken comp fan connected to a mouse hack and presto it works.  the good thing about it is that you can use the 2 power pins from the trackball and stick them directly into a molex connector on your PSU for your +5 V

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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2004, 12:31:12 pm »
I know those are the same size, but I don't know what size those are.

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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2004, 01:30:20 pm »
they are .093

I bought the .062 and they are too small.

here is a link to mouser's pdf page.

http://www.mouser.com/catalog/617/745.pdf

I'm fairly certain that model number 538-03-09-1061 is what you need.  It is panel mount, but should still work like a free hanging as well.  They don't carry a free hanging one in size .093 for 6 socket.

I bought 538-03-06-1062, it was the exact type I needed, but it was size .062 and was too small.

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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2004, 01:30:59 pm »
Fantastic.

What's panel mount?

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Re:6-Pin Female Molex
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2004, 05:39:19 pm »
I believe that just means that it has clips on the side that allow it to attach to a piece of sheet metal, so it can be mounted in a metal enclosure.
« Last Edit: March 09, 2004, 05:39:42 pm by mp2526 »