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Contacts for removable panels (cable-free)

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Lilwolf:
control panels themself. 

Makes a difference if you have to spend 20 bucks on the control panel itself for the 'male' side.   

For my usb I have 4 control panels to use it.  For my straight connections I have 5+.  But for the AKI one I only have 2 (well parts for 2 more, but not sure when that would be used)

Minwah:
OK I've given the contacts a try...had a few problems tho.  Firstly I need a new soldering iron tip...and secondly I didn't line the contact on the control panel up right and in adjusting I managed to break off some of the metal contacts on the um contact.  However, I'm sure this will work.

Here's you can see a piece of wood I've mounted for the male contacts to sit on.  The contact is on the right and is connected to a cut-off USB cable:

Minwah:
And here is a closeup:

Minwah:
So I need to get a new soldering iron tip and some more of these contacts, and then I'll give it another shot...

koz319:
I went with centronics style connectors on my cab, they didn't require soldering, just crimped on 50 conductor IDC cable.  Here are some pics that show how they line up, the connectors are positioned in the cab and on the panels so all you have to do is drop in the new panel and the connectors mate.  I attached a small 'guide' on each side of the panel to make sure the panel position was correct when being inserted.  (Hopefully the pics will help explain this.)

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