23 Feb
2009
23 Feb
'09
12:25 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
Ore cerfully seprate the IFC line from the rest of the cable at one end
before crimping the connector on that end amd crimp the remianing 2 bits
(one either side of the IFC wiee) to the connector with a gap between
them. I've done that sort of thing often enough making PC-type floppy
cables, RS232 caels iwth null-modem twists, etc, so I don't see why it
would be any more difficult with microribbon connectors.
-tony
If this were my system,. I think I'd modify
that 8050 to ignore IFC.
Personally, I'd sooner get a couple of IDC IEEE-488 connectors and some cable,
crimp the connectors on the cable (wired 1-1, 2-2, etc.) then separate the IFC
wire from the rest of the bundle (I'd pick a bit in the middle, say 2in long).
Cut that wire dead in half, continuity-check the cable, then cut the IFC wire
down to a more respectable length once all the checks pass (or solder it back
together if it turns out you cut the wrong wire).