http://www.neutrik.com/us/en/dataconnectors/203_283121/RJ45_Data_Connector_group.aspx
Looks like these will slot into a 24mm hole; perfect size. Tim tipped me off to the USB variants, thanks Tim. I’m planning to use one USB-B out and one RJ-45 out in my TE. It’d be cool to have just one port, but USB is so ubiquitous that it’d be nice to have a plain USB out for current and future consoles.
The one I have in the pictures is just a cheap Yenox button plug. Chad sells them at Lizard Lick. The threaded barrel should just fit a 24mm hole. I don’t know about how well the the flange would fit in a recess, though. Of course, if you have the means to make a RJ45-shaped hole in the front of the plug, you’ve got a way to grind down the flange to fit.
Wow, great find. How would you mount one of these into the 24mm hole? This seems like the perfect candidate since of course you don’t need the ‘Select’ button.
It doesn’t seem to be perfectly circular, so wouldn’t you need some kind of modification?
If you rear-mount it, it looks like it’d slot in there just fine, after hooking the Push button underneath. You’d have to drill for the screw holes though. I’m planning on drilling a hole in the cable storage area though, not using the existing 24mm holes. I may also need to dremel out the cable wrap columns inside to clear some space.
Simply awesome!
This guide deserves the thumbs up even if it was only a guide on how to strip and crimp the RJ45 connector!
I remember back in the day when that was a royal pain in the ass–sore thumbs like a mo-fo! lol
I don’t sweat that anymore and use the ones with guides:
Thanks for such a helpful guide!
Any ideas on how one might add a 360 pad to this and utilize the idea in a clean way? I’m having a tough time wrapping my brain around how it might be done.
not much to say that hasnt been said already 
great writeup
I work in telecommunications for a living and thought about this for awhile… good seeing someone else makin it happen
I have the same crimper 
-Dom
thanks for the guide, this looks very helpful (and i might try it when i do another mod)
btw are all wires in all controllers the same color? like if i were to follow your guide and use a psx cable would the colors you used there be the same as the colors on the chords i use?
if i ever make a mutli-console stick (besides 360 and ps3) ill do this for sure!
also, im always glad to see people making cables properly (i HATE it when they leave the sheathing cut far back, leaving the wire pairs exposed… just a peve of mine)
It would probably be helpful to snap a shot of your wiring/sodlering at the PCB. I know you and Toodles have explained in the past how the rows & columns work, but I think there have already been a few questions, and there might be more in the future. Pictures are always good for this kind of stuff.
Great writeup though. I’ve crimped a ton of Cat5 in my time, can’t believe I didn’t think of this idea. This is going to make my TE dual-mod so much cleaner. :rock:
Do a continuity test on the rows vs. the USB jack holes, and you’ll figure out how it works. The rows are for the original concept of having multiple console cables attached to the Cthulhu simultaneously. You only need one row (row 1 or 2) for wiring up a single RJ45 jack for all-system support.
Speaking of TE dual mods…
I got these in, and they are friggin’ perfect for the TE. Initially I wanted to mount them behind the USB cable bay, but clearances are ultra-tight there for fitting in one jack of this size, let alone two. They work really well in the 24mm holes where start/select (back) are though. There is just enough clearance to fit the USB-B jack where Start is, and plenty of room for the RJ45 jack at Select/Back.
Pix below. This is just a test mount; the screws’ll be blacked out.
I found it was hard to find a way to stick a female RJ45 connector inside of my plexi box I am making for my adapter. I went to lowes today and looked for the wall jacks they are made to plug into. I planed on just getting a solid one and cutting it with my dremel but I found one that the cetner area is removable and screws in. It was perfect.
I used the faceplate as a guide for my router and now cut a hole for the middle section to screw into on my project box.
Im still a bit confused on my wiring pinouts and tings for hooking my arcade controls to the board as they are labeled with playstation and not gamecube buttons. Does anybody have a table or something to show what gamecube keys are represented on the cthulhu board?
Great guide! Bookmarked for possible future use.
oh man, i got nerdboner
Sweet tits. I think I will do this with my next dual stick mod. Right now I have far too many cables coming out of my stick. THanks for the tutorial
So where would you say is the best place to get a crimper and connectors? eBay?
Edit: Dealextreme seems to have the best prices I’ve found thus far.
Well I have a Cthulhu assembled and wired to an RJ-45 socket, I still have to wait on the rest of my parts. The think I’m really wondering about though is just how am I supposed to get all wires into the RJ-45 plug in the specific order they need to be in? Everytime I’ve tried to make networking cables in the past it was a pain to get the wires all the way into the jack and that was with a full 8.
What have you found to be the best way to get the cords in?
I dunno Ragnarok, I just slide them in one at a time from left to right.
I pre-arrange them in right order, with approximately the right spacing needed, then keep them pinched flat with my thumb while I work 'em into the RJ45 connector.
There are ‘easy’ connectors available with a wire guide. You pre-load the wires into the guide outside of the RJ45 connector, then slide the guide into the connector and crimp it. I haven’t used 'em but some people I know swear by them.