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| PrizLucky:
Ohh! using those 4-pin cables is a GENIOUS idea! Shreading and Stripping the IDE cable wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be (it was simple to do really). But there was a LOT of trial and error (lots of errors!) while picking the right wire to strip for the desired pin (apparently I'm not too good at counting LOL! Using those 4-pin cables would make that job a WHOLE lot easier! |
| SteveJ34:
--- Quote from: Hoagie_one on April 18, 2005, 10:08:32 am ---are the wires thicker? --- End quote --- The ones I found and used were close to 22g wire so I was able to crimp .187 disconnects directly to the wire. They are a bit thicker than what you normally see on a sound cable. The also had the wide 4-pin connector on each end so I was able to just cut them in half so I ended up with 8 wires for each I had. These were for a couple of small projects...(2) single player desktop CPs and a YDKJ controller so I didn't need much wire length. |
| Stingray:
--- Quote from: SteveJ34 on April 18, 2005, 09:10:44 am ---I've used a no solder version Keywhiz and a couple of GP-Whiz's in recent projects. Instead of using an IDE cable, I picked up a bunch of 4 pin CD sound cables from a local computer surplus store similar to: --- End quote --- Brilliant! -S |
| lokki:
Hi, I purchased a round IDE cable ($5.00) |
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