Cables for RX50 in BA23 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

25 Mar 2005

On Mar 24 2005, 23:12, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
...
   >Pete Turnbull wrote: 
...
  >Actually it's a 34-way cable, just like the
34-way cable used for a PC
...
  >3.5" drive, though without the
"twist" that most PC drive cables have.
...
    Jerome
Fine replies:

 As usual, you are correct.  I suspect that my
 error would have been noted as soon as the attempt
 to actually plug the 40 pin cable into the 34 pin
 header of the RX50. 
Yes, it would have been obvious and probably not caused any confusion.
 I only posted the followup in case anyone else who'd not seen the
distribution panel went looking for a cable in advance, really.

...
  As for the lack of a twist, I seem to remember that
 the twist was only after the first connection, i.e.
 on the second connection.  Since there is only a
 single connection to the RX50, if I am correct,
 the twist would not affect anything. 
That's right.  I've used cables like that.

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York