[HECnet] Anyone got spare MMJ-MMJ console cables?

[Clem Cole]

Good point, I took a DEC tool and turned the plate around for Mind Storms hacking.    But my point is that the tools and plugs are findable - as they are even on amazon.  


On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman- <system at tmesis.com> wrote:
Clem Cole <clemc at ccc.com> writes:

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>I would suspect you should be able to find them in Europe as LEGO uses
>the MMJ connector for Mindstorms (which is a pain in the neck).   Amazon
>carries the tool and plugs, so it's easy to make them.   The tool is
>$40-60 US and the plugs cost under a dollar (and I have seen them as low
>as 4 for a dollar).   What is hard to find is the female connector, I
>have not find a reliable source, so I find myself making custom MMJ to
>RJ11 cables for the kids when they want to make a custom interface to
>connect to their robots.

Doesn't the LEGO's version of the MMJ have the tab on the right?

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