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Single Quick Disconnect for 6 wires
drventure:
You could use a hacked serial cable (or old style VGA cable, though they have more than 6 wires).
Just get a male to female cable, cut it and then the two ends will connect between your two endpoints. I've done the same thing with USB cables (just make sure you mark them that they aren't ACTUALLY serial/usb cables, wouldn't want to plug that into a real serial/usb port!).
bkenobi:
Those connectors posted above are more arcade accurate, but you could always just go with a D-sub connector. They are easy to find and fairly cheap. The down side is that you will have to buy 2 connectors and a couple housings.
Solder:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102497
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102496
housings:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103993
Ooohhhh, a crimp style too...
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103805
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103806
mgb:
Definitely +1 on the molex connectors. you can find them locally at Radio Shack and those connectors were typically used in arcade machines
markronz:
Awesome guys! Thanks so much for all the help. I went to Radio Shack last night and looked at the types that were there that you had recommended. I went with the molex type ones. Since you can crimp all the wires and such, it seemed pretty easy to do. Also since there's existing wires I'm using, I didn't need to hack a ethernet, serial or VGA cable, however for future projects that definitely might come in handy! The D-sub connectors are also a nice alternative to be aware of, because I'm sure you can use some bolts to actually screw the two sides together, whereas the molex ones dont really have anything holding the male and female parts together. So the D-sub ones look more secure.
Anyway, the molex ones should suit me just fine for this particular project. Thanks for all the info which will be helpful for everything else in the future!
lilshawn:
--- Quote from: markronz on October 18, 2011, 10:41:19 am ---the molex ones dont really have anything holding the male and female parts together.
--- End quote ---
actually, they hold quite well. depending on the particular molex housing you decide to use, you will find most have a slight bump on one or more of the sides that fit into a corresponding hollow on the mating part. some even have a tab you must push to release the connection (much like the motherboard power connector) the metal molex connectors themselves are quite good even just holding themselves together, just try placing a pin and a socket pin together and see how hard it is to pull apart.
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