282 Gantry crane controller- plug connector for the 5 wire cable

Why not just use a 5 pin Molex?

Male and female, pins are on the page.  With these sizes, you can crimp and solder the pins with pliers if you don't have a crimp tool.

http://www.digikey.com/product...004/WM2536-ND/210971

http://www.digikey.com/product...405/WM2903-ND/115035

Thanks John, for some reason they did not come up in my searches.  they are cheap enough to give them a try!  By the way, I found a rocker switch with a red led (on the right in the picture) which works great as an indicator that the magnet is on. 

I use these pin and connectors that are used in Arduino and other micro processor applications. There are many on ebay, a search on Arduino, etc usually finds them. Also they are tiny enough to slip under the Fastrack road bed. I pulled this out to show it.

I've also had fair success using the arduino pin headers.  They are cheap and easy for things that are not being plugged in and out very often.  Mostly I've used them because I have them laying around and they don't require any special tools.  

Another option, if you have the required tools, is to use a six wire phone jack or 8 pin CAT5 jack.  These have worked for me for switch machines, but I'm unsure if these will handle the current of the crane's magnet.  

JGL

OK, I pulled a bone head move.  I ordered the connectors similar to GRJ, john galt and Cjack's recommendations, did not realize I was getting only the plastic housing, they did not come with the male / female connector pins:

I assume five each of these will cover one male / female connector:

http://www.digikey.com/product...7/WM2517CT-ND/467804

http://www.digikey.com/product...6/WM2510CT-ND/467802

Well, I did say "Male and female, pins are on the page."   Just a hint, order a few extras.