Cable type for short-length RGB signal

I'm building an adapter to go from my 32X to the supergun so I can use its video encoder to get an s-video signal out of my Sega stuff.

The cable between the two will be no more than 1-2 feet. Right now, I'm looking at either carving up a USB cable or using CAT-5 (because both are readily available to me for cheap). The USB cable has an advantage in the fact that it's shielded. I only need 4 conductors + ground (R,G,B,Sync,Ground) and I can use its shield as the ground. The CAT-5 has an advantage in that I suspect it would be significantly easier to solder into the mini-din connector that plugs into the 32X.

For such a short distance, does it even really matter which cable I use?

Grab some "wire wrap" wire from radio shack. Its usually about 28awg in thickness and comes in 3 colors. Used alot in modchip installation

xmods said:

Grab some "wire wrap" wire from radio shack. Its usually about 28awg in thickness and comes in 3 colors. Used alot in modchip installation

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That's good to know. I never knew of a good thin solid wire for that kind of use. It would've really helped a lot that time I tried to install a mod chip in my GC (and failed).

Still, though, I was looking for something that's already bundled together and preferably more durable than 30 gauge wire because of the way it's all going to be put together.

Its not easy to find 26awg but 22 and 24 awg should be attainable. Altho 28awg has always been fine for whatever i've had to do in the past. Radio shack should have most of what you need, either that or check jameco.com, digikey.com and mouser.com

If you use wirewrap make sure you get one that is Kynar, it is coated wire so solder can adhere to it. Non-Kynar you are not able to solder with.