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Its been a while since i've been here. New project idea.
PixelCloud:
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question time...
there are 13 wires going from each controller to the ipac, im' looking for some cable, perferrablly a round connector, that is flexible and has space for atleast 13 wires..
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Round??? I'm not sure i know what you mean by "round", but DB15 has 15 pins, and can be had from RadioShack for about 1.50-2$ each... Hope that's round enough for ya ;)...
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i want the connector to be a circle, opposed to the wide db connectors (i'll draw a picture if you need me to explain more)
PixelCloud:
--- Quote from: Flinkly on March 27, 2005, 05:47:28 pm ---what about a cat5 cable? their cheap and can get them anywhere. also, you could put a female connector on the controller also and be able to store everything nicely.
as for the whole setup, i'd put a pause button on the first player. i'm making one of these for a friend, and thats the route he went, so he could pause the game if the need was there, but so others couldn't be a nusaince. or however you spell that.
also, i wouldn't rotate the joystick. it seems smart now, but your hands will never get used to it. up should always be up on a joystick. now for the buttons...it's all about what you feel is right.
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cat5 cables only have 8 wires i think
oldsage:
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--- Quote from: Flinkly on March 27, 2005, 05:47:28 pm ---what about a cat5 cable?
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PixelCloud:
--- Quote from: oldsage on March 27, 2005, 06:20:54 pm ---
--- Quote from: PixelCloud on March 27, 2005, 05:52:31 pm ---
--- Quote from: Flinkly on March 27, 2005, 05:47:28 pm ---what about a cat5 cable? their cheap and can get them anywhere. also, you could put a female connector on the controller also and be able to store everything nicely.
as for the whole setup, i'd put a pause button on the first player. i'm making one of these for a friend, and thats the route he went, so he could pause the game if the need was there, but so others couldn't be a nusaince. or however you spell that.
also, i wouldn't rotate the joystick. it seems smart now, but your hands will never get used to it. up should always be up on a joystick. now for the buttons...it's all about what you feel is right.
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cat5 cables only have 8 wires i think
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They do...
The only connector i know of that has more than 13 pins and is round (more like square), is a 15 pin molex (or interlocking), although they are hard to use and are gennerally really ugly...
EDIT: BTW, how are you gonna use plastic for the controllers???
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vacuum forming i hope
Grasshopper:
Here are a couple of pictures of my hub box.