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Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS [message #278245 is a reply to message #278233]

Thu, 08 January 2015 07:50

Steven Hirsch
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Registered: October 2012

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On 01/07/2015 10:28 PM, Lukazi wrote:

> However the pins on the 8 pin DIN are very close together so it was a bitch
> to wire up. If I was to do it again I would just purchase a cable (go to
> ebay and search for 'mac 8 din'), cut it to the required length and then
> just wire in the 9 pin serial to it.

Hand-soldering a mini-DIN is cruel and unusual punishment. Heck, even a
regular DIN can try ones patience. Cutting a double-ended cable in half is
absolutely the way to go. D-shell connectors are easy to solder and you get
two cables out of it.

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		Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: ajross.nz on Tue, 06 January 2015 23:48
		Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: scott on Wed, 07 January 2015 12:31
		Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: Anonymous on Wed, 07 January 2015 14:13
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		Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: David Schmidt on Wed, 07 January 2015 16:03
		Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: Aaron Daughtry on Thu, 08 January 2015 12:18
		Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: Lukazi on Wed, 07 January 2015 22:28
		Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: Steven Hirsch on Thu, 08 January 2015 07:50
		Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: Anonymous on Thu, 08 January 2015 22:11
		Re: Obtaining a null modem cable for my 2GS By: Christopher G. Mason on Thu, 08 January 2015 22:55
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