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Necro:
Actually...now that I'm looking at the picture I realize one thing.

Are you bridging the +5 on both sides of the connector or only on one side?

And...wow.  Didn't realize how many wires I'm going to have running all over the place.  To get the CPs lit up with LEDs, I'm going to have to go with 2-3 connectors per panel.  That's...unexpected.  (I'm going to be using an Ipac2 and an Optiwiz since I already have the Optiwiz)
DeLuSioNal29:
You could always do this.  (Crimp or solder the wires onto the connector)

Male:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103294

Female:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103253

$2.79 each at your local Radio Shack.

~ D
wbassett:

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Going back to my days in electronics I prefer the crimp DB connectors, but that crimp tool ain't cheap!  I'm lucky because I already own one from those days.  I like it because with the extraction tool you can repin a connector in seconds flat without having to unsolder anything. :)
wbassett:

--- Quote from: Cakemeister on November 20, 2008, 02:50:06 pm ---IMO the easiest way is to use a separate encoder for each controller, so you just plug in a USB cable (if your encoders are USB) from the PC to the controller. No muss, no fuss. All you need is one USB cable and the right female connector on each controller, plus the same encoder on each controller, with the same keymappings on each, so the driver doesn't get confused.

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I was originally thinking this too but the price shoots up quick.  Of course a person could use a bunch of Dual Strike or other game pad hacks.

I work IT and am used to wiring up servers and routers in wiring closets so I'll probably go with something like that or a DB25 connector setup, but the game pad hack and each panel being USB is also appealing too!
Necro:
Delusional - those are the molex connectors I was talking about.  They wear down after awhile it seems from what people are saying.
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