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| koz319:
--- Quote from: Minwah on October 04, 2005, 04:38:23 pm --- --- Quote from: koz319 on October 04, 2005, 10:56:11 am ---Positions 47+48 were a doubled ground for 5v, 49+50 doubled +5v. Positions 39-46 wired to the opti-pac for trackball or spinner. --- End quote --- Did you double up gnd's and 5v's just because the ribbon cable is such a small gauge? --- End quote --- Exactly, and also in case one of those contacts or cables became dirty or damaged there would be some minimal redundancy. If the common gnd for all the joys/buttons, or power to the spinner/trackball gets flaky, the whole panel is pretty much useless. I thought doubling up would help ensure good connectivity. Probably not necessary, but I had positions to spare in the connector, so it seemed like a good idea at the time. Good luck with your panels! I really like being able to swap them out, the giant frankenpanel thing never really appealed to me. (Thats the cool thing about building your own cabinet, everyone gets whatever they like best!) :) Koz |
| quarterback:
Hey koz, I'm gonna' jump on the bandwagon here and say your idea looks really good. Yours is the first one I've seen that might inspire me to do removable panels. It's basic, straightforward, and doesn't require three hands. A lot of the other plans seem like too much work and/or something I'd eff-up along the way. Thanks for the inspiration |
| SirPoonga:
How is the panel being held down? |
| RandyT:
Great idea with the connectors! But I share SirP's concerns about where the hold downs are. I would think some good Velcro would be a minimum requirement (or some automatic locking solenoids ;) ) Very nice work, though! RandyT |
| Minwah:
--- Quote from: koz319 on October 05, 2005, 11:24:34 am ---Exactly, and also in case one of those contacts or cables became dirty or damaged there would be some minimal redundancy. If the common gnd for all the joys/buttons, or power to the spinner/trackball gets flaky, the whole panel is pretty much useless. I thought doubling up would help ensure good connectivity. Probably not necessary, but I had positions to spare in the connector, so it seemed like a good idea at the time. --- End quote --- Probably a good idea. I noticed when cutting the USB cable I used above that the 5v & GND wires are a larger gauge than the data ones. --- Quote ---Good luck with your panels! I really like being able to swap them out, the giant frankenpanel thing never really appealed to me. (Thats the cool thing about building your own cabinet, everyone gets whatever they like best!) :) --- End quote --- Thanks...I'm not a frankenpanel guy either. At the moment I use Molex connectors/USB which is very easy...just not quite as easy as having no cables to mess with ;). My panels are fixed down with panel clamps so I reckon your method should work well for me...I'll post back with my results... |
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