Vectrex Straight Controller Connector Housing

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Here is a straight controller connector plug for the Vectrex system for use with homebrew controllers that no longer requires hacking up a Genesis/Mega Drive connector plug, risking personal injury in the process. InsaneDruid designed a perfect 90 degree connector for the Vectrex but I foresaw great difficulty in ever cramming 9 wires into it soldered to a connector. This print is designed for printing quickly and without supports. The guts of the DB-9 connector only require some minor filing for a good fit as pictured. Secure it into the connector with super glue. The hole in the connector is designed to accommodate a commonly available (from China, unfortunately, for expedient shipping) cable strain relief with a 7.35mm diameter. Hole is sized at 7.5mm to allow for tolerance. I had originally designed and prototyped with radiused corners on the bottom of the connector but this made for a very ugly z-seam on one corner that no level of configuring in slicing software would eliminate. Feel free to make, share, and remix. Designed in TinkerCAD and while still a novice, I'm very happy with the end result. There are going to be some artifacts and goofiness in the STL as I hadn't quite gotten the hang of design yet. This was my first design. Feel free to touch it up if you desire.10/16/2023: Cleaned up the STL a little bit and added additional files for player 1 and 2 connectors for those using dual stick controllers.11/11/2023: I have added a slightly thinner connector to aid in insertion into controller ports (like mine) that are canted either upwards or downwards.