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Sky Captain
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New Control Cable Arrived
      07/30/08 01:03 AM Attachment (10 downloads)

Well not exactly...I picked up all the parts and made it. The standard control cable that came with the Mintron had a USB-A\V capture devise built in and the buttons were very small and sometimes finicky.
I picked up a new 25' DIN cable and cut off one end and de-coded the function switch locations. A little soldering and drilling and the new control box was done.
Its much easier to handle and the buttons are a dream to use now. Its so much easier to use the controller now, than trying to manipulate the switches on the back of the camera.
Here is a shot of the completed controller.

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Kerry.



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