Idea for CP wiring

[schwefeljm]

I am looking at doing this for my CP wiring. These things, I am all but positive use a standard 50 pin Centronics connector (printer type). It qould help make a nice neat set of connection.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3400404352&category=3309

[eightbit]

Don't do it, I have to leave right now. I'll be back later tonight to post why.

[Luxury]

ooo.....the suspense!!!  

[eightbit]

Sorry about that, I'm back now. I had to take my wife to the local Chinese Buffet for a little grazing with the in-laws.

You don't want to use that wiring block unless you have a straight through cable with a centronics end. If your thinking of using a printer cable don't do it. Printer cables don't use all the pins so they don't contain enough wires. This terminal block looks to me like it would complicate things unecessarily.

I used a much simpler and cheaper 25 pin serial extension cable. I think its also a pretty clean way to go.
Just make sure whatever cable you decide to use is a straight through cable with a wire for every pin. If your doing a joypad hack you might want to use a terminal block to simplify the wiring between the plug and your hack.

[schwefeljm]

Sorry about that, I'm back now. I had to take my wife to the local Chinese Buffet for a little grazing with the in-laws.

You don't want to use that wiring block unless you have a straight through cable with a centronics end. If your thinking of using a printer cable don't do it. Printer cables don't use all the pins so they don't contain enough wires. This terminal block looks to me like it would complicate things unecessarily.

I used a much simpler and cheaper 25 pin serial extension cable. I think its also a pretty clean way to go.
Just make sure whatever cable you decide to use is a straight through cable with a wire for every pin. If your doing a joypad hack you might want to use a terminal block to simplify the wiring between the plug and your hack.

That is why I had said 'printer type' to describe the connection. The link to the auction was for a 25 pair cable, wired to a centronics connector, for use with a office phone patch panel. (not sure if it is call a patch panel, but that is what it looks like.)

[eightbit]

So what are you going to plug into the centronics connection if a printer cable won't work?

$24 for a used punch down block seems steep to me.