Christopher Smith wrote:
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From: Richard Erlacher [mailto:edick@idcomm.com]
DIN-5 cable - ~1 meter
DIN-5 cable - ~3 meter (home-made)
This reminds me -- isn't standard MIDI also a DIN-5? Is it the
same plug? If so, will the cables work? I might have to test
this out.
Chris
That may have been a typo . . . ISTR the disk drive cables were DIN-6.
DIN-5 would fit the video out jack, maybe these were extensions to the
video modulator box on the back of the tv.
BTW, the standard MIDI cables are DIN-5, with pin 3 (middle one) as
shield/ground, pins 4&5 are a current loop to the LED in the
opto-isolators. I just bought a handful of DIN-5 plugs from Mouser and
used shielded audio pair. I'd use god mic cable if you need something
more rugged.
Gary Hildebrand
St. Joseph, MO