Sooo, my EAF hand controller cable got tangled up on something in the dark and I didn't notice. Once I was done focusing I unplugged it from the EAF and walked away from the scope and yanked the cable. Now the hand controller will only transmits "forward" movements so I'm sure the cable is toast. Does anyone know of an appropriate aftermarket replacement (Amazon maybe?). I wouldn't mind ordering from ZWO, but I do mind their flat $35 shipping fee for this small piece.
Need replacement EAF Controller cable
I found plenty in Amazon and got one on the way, as always THANK YOU VERY MUCH!- Edited
WalterT I found plenty in Amazon and got one on the way
Used to be hard to find 4 pole connectors.
The original "phone plugs" were 1/4 inch two pole ones used by the telephone switchboard operators.
Three pole ones became common when stereophonic equipment (or, monophonic + microphone) came around. And they also became smaller, 3.5mm, and even smaller, 2.5mm. They are called TRS connectors, for "Tip, Ring, Sleeve". Sleeve is the long "body" connection, and usually used as common ground return, while Tip (just as it says, the connection right at the sharp tip) assigned to Left channel and Ring (conveniently "R") is assigned to the Right stereo channel.
4 poles one finally appeared when stereo headsets with a boom microphone started to be popular (you need three signals and one ground return. These are called TRRS (tip-ring-ring-sleeve).
With the 1-1 cables, you can get any garden variety. I would recommend looking for something with silicone insulation, if possible, for the very cold nights.
4-pole wiring for headsets are a little more complicated, since the pin where the microphone is wired is really non standard. Apple has its own TRRS schematic, for example.
But you just need the one-to-one cables, so pretty much anything would work.
Chen