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Title: Ideas to extent/connect multiple wires from buttons for easy disconnect?
Post by: Guywiththegun on January 03, 2017, 10:33:10 am

Hard to explain what I mean in the title . . Basically I have some dedicated buttons on the cab (coin door, pinball buttons on the site, admin panel) that I want to always be connected via a mini-pac inside the cab. But I want to be able to dismount the CP, which hypothetically would use the same mini-pac.

Is there a way to wire the buttons from the CP to something that would allow easy disconnect?

Something like this:

(http://www.omnetics.com/products/bilobe/images/bilobe-singlerow-JU.png)

But I'd need to crimp/attach the wiring myself. Right now I have a separate old I-pac handling the cab buttons which is kind of a waste.

Title: Re: Ideas to extent/connect multiple wires from buttons for easy disconnect?
Post by: Mike A on January 03, 2017, 10:53:58 am

Cat 5 network cable works.

Title: Re: Ideas to extent/connect multiple wires from buttons for easy disconnect?
Post by: JDFan on January 03, 2017, 11:28:48 am

Could use a variety of DB9 or DB25 connectors  depending on how many connections you need

(http://hk1.image4.pushauction.com/0/0/0047bd42-705a-46be-8de3-485cae89bab5/5f9baca3-df9c-4199-9dd4-e51a94785f52.jpg)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9pUAAOSwtlhWFzy-/s-l1600.jpg)

They run from about $1 to $6 depending on the number of connections and come in both male and female connectors

Title: Re: Ideas to extent/connect multiple wires from buttons for easy disconnect?
Post by: PL1 on January 03, 2017, 12:12:29 pm

How about cutting a DB25 extension cable (https://www.amazon.com/DB25-Male-Female-Extension-Cable/dp/B000BSHIMO/) in half?

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31AX5DXFPXL.jpg)

Add some loop clamps for strain relief and euro-style terminal strips and you're good to go.   ;D


Scott

Title: Re: Ideas to extent/connect multiple wires from buttons for easy disconnect?
Post by: JDFan on January 03, 2017, 12:27:54 pm

Quote from: PL1 on January 03, 2017, 12:12:29 pm

How about cutting a DB25 extension cable (https://www.amazon.com/DB25-Male-Female-Extension-Cable/dp/B000BSHIMO/) in half?

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31AX5DXFPXL.jpg)

Add some loop clamps for strain relief and euro-style terminal strips and you're good to go.   ;D


Scott

Good idea - just make sure the one you get is like this one (It says in the description : this serial cable uses a straight-through configuration and wires all 25 conductors.  ) - but some sellers sell ones that are not straight-through configs or leave out some wires !!

Title: Re: Ideas to extent/connect multiple wires from buttons for easy disconnect?
Post by: Malenko on January 03, 2017, 03:18:37 pm

or you could go with a real arcade solution like a 15 molex connector.

Title: Re: Ideas to extent/connect multiple wires from buttons for easy disconnect?
Post by: keilmillerjr on January 03, 2017, 03:59:51 pm

Quote from: Malenko on January 03, 2017, 03:18:37 pm

or you could go with a real arcade solution like a 15 molex connector.

Yep. That's what I am doing. Molex parts I ordered from mcmelectronics.