Cable

When opening up game controller, you will often end with a long and sturdy cable that can be used to create wire modules!

Make

Step 1: trim the wires

A cable typically various cables, including a grounfd (black), positive (red) and a few logic cables. Strip out some casing and trim each wire.

A cable with trimmed wires

Step 2: prepare the module

Glue the cable at the center of carboard and layout a binder clip for each wire. Annotate each binder with the color of the cable.

Cable module layout

Once ready, connect all the wires to the binders.

Step 3: prepare the other side!

Do the same for the other end of the cable and you’re done. If available, use orange tape to mark the cable.

A cable module

A cable module built from an XBox controller