DIY 32x-Gen Mixer Cable a Success!
Posted on May 15th, 2008 by JMT.
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Since I found another 32x cheap, but it was missing the 32x-gen adapter/mixer/pass-through cable, and it’s cheaper to just buy a complete system than the stand-alone cable (bizzare), I decided to try to make my own.
The do-it-yourself 32x cable:
I started with the genesis 1 to 32x adapter (just for convenience) since it has the same connections as the 32x and genesis 2 for plugging the adapter into.
I placed tape over the connector, and then poked holes with wire. Then I stripped the tips on 8 wires and then plugged in all 8 wires (only 8 of the 9 pins are used) into the holes. This ensures that the wires are at the correct spacing.
Then I took silicon and engulfed the end in about 1 inch of silicon, making sure to get it inbetween all the wires to securely hold them in place. The silicon will then form the mold to hold the pins in place, and by having them plugged in to the right connector, they will have the correct spacing/locations. It’s kind of like molding your own cable.
About 24 hours later, the silicon is dry, and I pull it out and take the tape off. I fiddle with the wires a bit to make sure they’re aligned right, and crimp the ends, etc. I also shaved the silicon so that it fits into the 32x hole (since the plug is recessed).
Then repeat for the other side. The tricky part is making sure you match the correct pins on each side. I just used a voltmeter to measure resistance across the pins to double-check. This one took 2 days to dry for some reason.
Then I plugged ‘er in, and it worked!
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