Source for flexible mouse cable

idrougge · 14 February 2016, 03:53

I need cable to fix old mice and rebuild PC mice for the Amiga.
It must be thin and flexible, with 9 (or at least 8) leads.
Do you know any suppliers?

Arnie · 14 February 2016, 10:03

I used an extension lead once. While it's a little bit thicker, it's still flexible enough. Only problem is that they only seem to come in black.

idrougge · 14 February 2016, 16:15

A Sega extension lead?

Arnie · 14 February 2016, 20:24

Yes. it might have been.

This was the description:

6 ft Controller Extension Cable For SEGA MEGADRIVE GENESIS AMIGA ATARI COMMODORE

Arnie · 14 February 2016, 21:11

Mounty's selling the cable

Steve T · 14 February 2016, 21:17

how about a 9 pin dsub/RS232 serial cable or something like that, the connectors are usually perfect for the amiga mouse/joystick ports and long leads in white, but it might be luck to find one with the correct number of conductors.

idrougge · 15 February 2016, 00:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve T

how about a 9 pin dsub/RS232 serial cable or something like that, the connectors are usually perfect for the amiga mouse/joystick ports and long leads in white, but it might be luck to find one with the correct number of conductors.

Too thick and usually too stiff.

Steve T · 15 February 2016, 02:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by idrougge

Too thick and usually too stiff.

Yeah that's true, I've only used them for joysticks.

Jope · 15 February 2016, 09:20

I've been trying to find a thin 9 conductor cable for ages.. It seems very difficult. :-/

Daedalus · 15 February 2016, 09:57

Farnell have what looks like good cable, but only in 100m reels. If you're planning on refurbishing a lot of mice it might be worth your while...

http://uk.farnell.com/alpha-wire/780...-30/dp/2455741

This stuff from RS looks like it would do and is available on a 25m reel, though it's black: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/multic...cable/6603992/

Jope · 15 February 2016, 14:39

Yep. Eight conductor is easy, but it's really difficult to find nine conductor stuff or 8+shield for three mouse buttons. :-/

idrougge · 15 February 2016, 15:28

Even 8 conductors would be of interest since not all mice have a third button.

But the question is not only if the cable is thin enough, but also if it is flexible enough. I've used up my supply of pirate Nintendo controllers, which come with molded D9 connectors and certainly are thin, but nevertheless far from optimal for mice. Buying 100 metres just to investigate is a bad proposition.

Arnie · 15 February 2016, 16:26

Isn't the one from Mounty any good?

idrougge · 15 February 2016, 17:17

Who can tell?

Arnie · 15 February 2016, 17:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by idrougge

Who can tell?

Mounty, I suppose. Have you asked about the cable? (link post #5)

Daedalus · 15 February 2016, 18:02

Oops, the first one was reels of 100 feet, not metres, so it's only a 30m reel for £130. Expensive as cable goes! Hard to tell about flexibility really - it's thin (3.4mm) and has a specified bend radius of 10x the cable diameter so perhaps you can see what your typical mouse cables easily bend to. I suspect it's probably not that flexible - a radius of 34mm is quite large.

14 February 2016, 03:53	#1
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,332	Source for flexible mouse cable I need cable to fix old mice and rebuild PC mice for the Amiga. It must be thin and flexible, with 9 (or at least 8) leads. Do you know any suppliers?

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14 February 2016, 10:03	#2
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	I used an extension lead once. While it's a little bit thicker, it's still flexible enough. Only problem is that they only seem to come in black.

14 February 2016, 16:15	#3
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,332	A Sega extension lead?

14 February 2016, 20:24	#4
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Yes. it might have been. This was the description: 6 ft Controller Extension Cable For SEGA MEGADRIVE GENESIS AMIGA ATARI COMMODORE

14 February 2016, 21:11	#5
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Mounty's selling the cable

14 February 2016, 21:17	#6
Steve T Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 351	how about a 9 pin dsub/RS232 serial cable or something like that, the connectors are usually perfect for the amiga mouse/joystick ports and long leads in white, but it might be luck to find one with the correct number of conductors.

15 February 2016, 09:20	#9
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	I've been trying to find a thin 9 conductor cable for ages.. It seems very difficult. :-/

15 February 2016, 09:57	#10
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	Farnell have what looks like good cable, but only in 100m reels. If you're planning on refurbishing a lot of mice it might be worth your while... http://uk.farnell.com/alpha-wire/780...-30/dp/2455741 This stuff from RS looks like it would do and is available on a 25m reel, though it's black: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/multic...cable/6603992/

15 February 2016, 14:39	#11
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Yep. Eight conductor is easy, but it's really difficult to find nine conductor stuff or 8+shield for three mouse buttons. :-/

15 February 2016, 15:28	#12
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,332	Even 8 conductors would be of interest since not all mice have a third button. But the question is not only if the cable is thin enough, but also if it is flexible enough. I've used up my supply of pirate Nintendo controllers, which come with molded D9 connectors and certainly are thin, but nevertheless far from optimal for mice. Buying 100 metres just to investigate is a bad proposition.

15 February 2016, 16:26	#13
Arnie R.I.P Smudge 18-08-16 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Leicester/UK Age: 66 Posts: 3,968	Isn't the one from Mounty any good?

15 February 2016, 17:17	#14
idrougge Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Stockholm Posts: 4,332	Who can tell?

15 February 2016, 18:02	#16
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	Oops, the first one was reels of 100 feet, not metres, so it's only a 30m reel for £130. Expensive as cable goes! Hard to tell about flexibility really - it's thin (3.4mm) and has a specified bend radius of 10x the cable diameter so perhaps you can see what your typical mouse cables easily bend to. I suspect it's probably not that flexible - a radius of 34mm is quite large.

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