16 Mar
2005
16 Mar
'05
9:52 a.m.
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, Tony Duell wrote:
I'd have to agree with Tony. Even though I was able to successfully make
a cable using the grey stuff, I had to check, and re-check, and check
again, and check one more time before I committed the crimp to make sure I
had it right. Even then, it's much easier if you can find a 50 conductor
edge connector rather than going from a 50-pin IDC to 34-pin IDC like I
did. But I did it this way because my drive enclosure has a 50-pin female
IDC connector on it and the SCSI cable was already half of what I needed.
Out of convenience, I ended up getting a 50 conductor edge connector and
crimping it on to the cable an inch away from the 50-pin IDC so now the
cable can be used on both connector types.
It would also be easier to get an old floppy cable and cut off one end,
then connect the 50 conductor connector to the end of that. The problem
might be finding a long enough 34-conductor floppy cable.
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Definitely get
the IDC connectors, even if you have to mail order them.
Soldering 50 conductor ribbon cable is not my idea of fun.
Another tip ; If, as here, you're making a cable with swapped-round
connections, get the 'rainbow' multi-coloured cable, not the grey stuff.
Being able to recognise wire 15 (it's the second green one) rather than
counting, and probalby miscounting, for each one, is well worth the extra
cost of the rainbow cable.