Connector's for Swappable panels?

[Necro]

Oh yeah, only $30 each!  

I decided to go with the cables from Monoprice.  I'm willing to bet (well, kind of did) that a DB is a DB cable and all pins go through.  Got enough for all of my connectors (the 3 different sizes) and 3 CPs as mentioned above. 

The only thing I now need to figure out is how to 'mount them.  I'm thinking remove the 'screw' terminals from the female side (which will be in the cab and connected to the encoders), and glue or somehow fasten them to a piece of metal with a cut out.  Then have the male sides (CP side) connect to that and be able to screw into the metal panel.  Not sure how to thread the panel properly, but I'l figure all that out.

[telengard]

Seems like you already made your decision but I thought I'd chime in w/ the Cat 5 connector suggestion since that is what I used after switching over from Molex.  A DB or Molex connector needs 3 hands to swap out panels (at least in my case).  1 to hold the panel, and 2 to separate the connectors.

Just something to think about....  more info is always good.   

~telengard

[Necro]

Depends on how it's configured and the size of the panels.  Also, if you put a handle on the back of the panels   (which...now I may do... )

Honestly though, while I like the cat5 idea, it would simply require way WAY too many connections to be made (I'm going to be setting it up so that everything goes through from the encoders to the modular jacks so I can always design additional CPs if I want and am not restricted by my initial design.

The other thing is that this is kind of a strangely designed cab (an Omega Race) so I'm working with some odd cabinet things going on...