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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: reformist on Sun, 29 December 2013, 01:14:51

Title: Extending the cord which connects the Kinesis Freestyle halves
Post by: reformist on Sun, 29 December 2013, 01:14:51

I'm a long-time user of the Kinesys Freestyle. I'd like to extend/replace the cord which connects the two keyboard halves together, so that I can mount each half to a chair arm and have the cord run under the chair. It's not long enough currently; it's only 20in long, and I'd like 6ft or so.

Has anyone done this mod before and know where I can find a long cable to replace the current one? The cord used to connect them looks like something proprietary, with 20 wires. I've never done a mod like this before.

Title: Re: Extending the cord which connects the Kinesis Freestyle halves
Post by: hoggy on Sun, 29 December 2013, 02:16:57

Try contacting Kinesis, they might be able to supply you with the cable, or at least the parts.

Title: Re: Extending the cord which connects the Kinesis Freestyle halves
Post by: reformist on Tue, 07 January 2014, 23:53:59

Great idea. I emailed them and for the record, they sell a 72" cable for the Freestyle 2, which comes with instructions on how to install it. It's not listed on their website, but it costs $60 + $13 shipping (to California).

That's pretty steep for a cable, but it's an option.

Title: Re: Extending the cord which connects the Kinesis Freestyle halves
Post by: bcg on Mon, 13 January 2014, 22:13:56

Can you post pictures of the cable/connectors?

Title: Re: Extending the cord which connects the Kinesis Freestyle halves
Post by: Input Nirvana on Mon, 20 January 2014, 10:59:44

You know, at the end of the day….the connections don't really matter. It's just wires.

Be creative :)

P.S. I have a Freestyle (Mac) I'm selling, but if I can, maybe open it to see how the connections are made…my guess is that it's pretty simple.