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| Flip_Willie:
Ok. Thanks again! That is just what I was thinking. Basically I have two options with the cables: (1). I could buy a male to femal end cable, cut them in half, solder connections on either end to new wire; then connect the wire on the male side to the controls and the wire on the female side to the Jamma Harness; or (2). I Could just buy one of those "doodads" and have terminals just like the I-Pac has, thus elimating soldering. Thanks again. That is exactly what I needed to know. Just as it is, Flip Willie |
| davieboynj:
Definitely watch out for the switch boxes with the centronix end (the one that goes to the printer). although they have 36 pins, they almost never use all of them - - usually only 25 like the boxes for db25. Most db25 switchers use all 25 wires. and... Don't cut a printer cable to do this! Do what Drew Karee and others have said. A logically laid out DB25 is better and cheaper and stronger! I strongly regret trying to do this with printer cables, and i was using identical cables (global) to do it! http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-of-5-DB25-Male-Solder-Cup-Connector-MaxBit-11060_W0QQitemZ290069347398QQihZ019QQcategoryZ109438QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem |
| DrewKaree:
Ugggghhhhhhhh ::) Click this here linkamabob for connectors, click the page number for VISUAL confirmation of the PDF page of their catalog, or heck, just have their catalog sent to you. You'll find more crap you didn't know existed than anywhere on the planet. |
| davieboynj:
Why spend a bunch of money on it though? all this stuff is available on eBay in bigger lots for lower prices. --- Quote from: DrewKaree on January 08, 2007, 03:31:23 pm ---Ugggghhhhhhhh ::) Click this here linkamabob for connectors, click the page number for VISUAL confirmation of the PDF page of their catalog, or heck, just have their catalog sent to you. You'll find more crap you didn't know existed than anywhere on the planet. --- End quote --- |
| DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: davieboynj on January 08, 2007, 04:13:50 pm ---Why spend a bunch of money on it though? all this stuff is available on eBay in bigger lots for lower prices. --- End quote --- No problems with that or your link or ebay. I was more directing that towards continuing to cut cables and whatnot. Less work since you don't have to check your wires to see if they match up, less hassle since you're just gonna wire it straight to the connector, just as expensive or inexpensive as having to find a cable to cut....all that crap. I only link to mouser because....well.....I don't have to rely on an ebay seller ;D Also, he may not have an ebay account or want to deal with ebay. Those people exist. I know, because I'm one of 'em. It's not even just the people who might screw you, it's ebay in particular. I USED to have an account until ebay effed me over. On my THIRD transaction. Too much potential hassle over something you can just as easily get for similar prices. So not really bashing your ebay idea, only giving a link since it seemed like even with all the agreement that it's a more preferable method, it wasn't being looked at. |
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