DIY Go Cables
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Posted 08 May 2012 - 07:07 PM
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 12:35 AM
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 03:39 PM
I found the connectors but even in volume they were over $1 each, and you obviously need 2 of them, making them more pricey than buying assembled cables for the most part.
But the pre-assembled are in specific lengths. The OP isn't suggesting this would be cheaper but rather would lead to more custom lengths and would make use of the currently wasted ribbon cables.
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 05:30 PM
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 11:24 PM
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Posted 10 May 2012 - 07:16 AM
Uhh, except one end's connector would be keyed the wrong way around...?
Only if you make it wrong, the point being that you could reuse old ide cables to make your own cables
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Posted 10 May 2012 - 10:42 AM
I think emg's point is that the sockets on the GO! and the Gadgeteer have the notches in the sockets in different directions. You'd need to twist/bend/fold cables when switching systems.Only if you make it wrong,
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Posted 10 May 2012 - 12:11 PM
I think emg's point is that the sockets on the GO! and the Gadgeteer have the notches in the sockets in different directions. You'd need to twist/bend/fold cables when switching systems.
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Yes agreed, but as you would be making the cable yourself i would assume you would know what style of cable you are making.
That said perhaps I wasn't clear enough, I am not suggesting that you would create a one size fits all cable, rather you would have the means to construct either style, and that as a means to recoup cost of investment you could always Ebay GO! or Gadgeteer Cables.
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