[simpits-tech] Coiled joystick extensions

[Gene Buckle]

> Gene Buckle wrote:
> > Make your own.  Get a 1" dowel and a heat gun.  Wrap the dowel and
> > heat it
> > up and then cool it down a couple of times.  Make sure you wrap it
> > tight.
>
> I'll give it a shot. Only problem might be finding suitable wire. I need at
> least 7 conductors. Maybe an RJ45 patch cord? That might work very well,
> actually. I can put the PS2 female I need on one end and leave the RJ45 on
> the other, then put an RJ45 jack in the box I'm making to combine all the
> inputs (radio, MP3 player, cell phone, radar detector, PTT). Thanks for the
> idea.

Keep in mind that patch cords are typically solid conductor wire and it
won't hold a coil well.  You really need to use stranded wire for this
kind of thing.

g.