Hey M.Dimm

It´s absolutely no problem to make a longer cable.
Every store with electronic components should have ribbon cables and the connectors (16 pins each!).
Soldering is not nesessary as you just have to put the cable between the two parts of the connector and press them together. (You´ll have to use a "little bit" of power to do it the right way. Good method: put the connector between a door and the door´s frame. Slam the door [I am not kidding!!] and the connector will be closed. I´ve done it that way and it´s working fine).
Important: You´ll find a small arrow on the connector. That´s the place where the red stripe of the ribbon cable must be. Just have a look at a ribbon cable of your Doepfer.

By the way: it´s not possible to open the old connector, you have to buy a new one, but they´re cheap.


Paul


M.Dimm wrote:

I'd be very much interested in getting longer ribbon cables.
I'm also considering placing my A-174 outside the A-100 rack, so
that the joystick is vertical. Maybe constructing a little box for it
so
that it can stand on the table top like the usual computer joystick.
The thing is, the cable that runs from the module to the busboard
needs to be longer to do this.
Are these cables with the connectors wired the way they are
available longer from somewhere I don't think I'd trust myself to
open up the connectors and simply replace the cable with a
longer one. Seems like a difficult series of small connections to
make with my crude soldering skills.




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