Sunday, May 2, 2010

More parts

Well, the parts finally arrived so I've been able to get more work done.

What I've imported from China is a VGA to CAT-5 adapter. It was only a few bucks off ebay. This has enabled me to easily pass a CAT-5 cable through the hole between the top and the bottom bit, instead of attempting to splice a proper VGA or DVI cable. I felt this was a much better option.


Right angle VGA adaptor (about 3 pounds from UK delivered) and two male VGA-CAT5 adaptors (about $3AUD from China)

Next up came finally getting all the cables together and getting them to pass between the top and the bottom. I had to get the dremel out with a drum sander attachment and tweak the hole size until it fitted. Wrapping up the cables in some electrical tape was enough to slide it through.


All the top cables taped and slid through the hole. Looks just about right.

Anyway, so the top half's wiring is pretty much complete. My main concern before screwing the lid shut is just doing some real-life testing first, take it to some peoples places, etc. I think I may have to superglue down some cables to ensure I get no cable-rattle.


Top part pretty much done - all the wiring here is done. Just to clean up and fix any rattles/loose cables