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pmc:

I'm finally getting around to rewiring my swappable panels. I used 50-pin internal SCSI ribbon cables originally and they worked great, but they aren't built for a lot of manipulation and it's time to change to something more bullet-proof (and child friendly). Plan B was always 25-pin straight through printer cables.

I'm having a hard time finding good but inexpensive fat DB-25 cables. They all seem to be the thin (like 1/4") cables with molded ends now-a-days. But for wiring the loose-ends, lower-gauge wires is obviously better. I'll need at least 3 of them, and a lot of 5 would be a good idea. And cheap of course. Man, I've thrown a lot of these in the trash over the years...

Can anyone recommend a source?

PL1:

Maybe these?


Scott

EDIT: Forgot to include that you'll need a female DB25 connector or a cable with one built in.  Good catch, Slippy.

Slippyblade:

I'm assuming you want DB-25 on both ends?  Those linked above are Centronics printer cables.  DB-25 on one and and specialized printer port on the other...

pmc:


--- Quote from: PL1 on September 14, 2012, 08:13:55 pm ---Maybe these?

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Yeah, like Slippy said, that's got a Centronics-36 connector on one end. I need a DB-25 on each end so I can cut them in half and plug one end into the other end.

Your link led me to these. But still, I'd really like to get a 3/4" color-coded cable like in the old days. It'd make soldering much easier. Like these ones on eBay. But those don't have all the pins in them -- I need all 25 pins.

PL1:

Try #2.  2 foot or 6 foot cables fully wired.

http://www.surplussales.com/ComputerAccess/DBConn-3.html


Scott

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