Main > Main Forum
Connectors for swappable CP's
horseboy:
You would be cutting it close. It would depend on a few things, though...
A) Are you going to have coin buttons on the CP?
2- Are you going to have admin buttons on the CP?
!] How many buttons per player on panel 2?
telengard:
I have to second the RJ45 connector route. That's what I use now (although I have a modular panel now not a swappable one). My previous setup was a swappable panel and as mentioned when using molex connectors you either need 3 hands or a very good place to put your panel(s). I can't imagine any reliable way of placing a panel down without the potential for either bending or breaking something. I am very happy with using ethernet cables and the jacks, it's cheap and it's easy to swap. :) I guess if you have more than 7 inputs you may need to use more than one which would probably get a little confusing.
~telengard
Grasshopper:
I thought long and hard about this and eventually chose to use 36 pin Centronics connectors for the following reasons:
* They're cheap and easy to get hold of.
* The pre-made Centronics leads have up to 25 separate wires in them, enough for most purposes.
* They lock together.
* They're tough.
* They are easy to mount on 3/4" wood.
Attached is a picture of an Ipac that I hacked into a Centronics printer switchbox.
Rudi:
I build a coctail with centronics connectors and multible CPs. For me the solution worked well.
-Rudi
releasedtruth:
I'll definitely have 2 coin buttons, 1up/2up, admin buttons, all that. Rj45 may be easier. How often I switch them out will be "infrequent" to "rare" And probably won't even build the 2nd panel for a while. Rather plan ahead than hindsight it though...