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50 Way Centronics...
richms:
Can always use the 50 way flat IDC cables, as they have all wires present.
Grasshopper:
I used 36 pin Centronics cables to connect my control panel to a converter box. Even though I used a reputable brand (Belkin) I found that the cables only used about 18 wires (basically all the earths were joined together, and some obscure signals were missing). The same applied to a switchbox that I bought at the same time. This sort of thing really annoys me. If a cable is advertised as Centronics then it should fully support the Centronics standard.
In future I will only buy cables from companies that supply pinouts. One company that is good for this is Farnell (www.farnell.co.uk). I'm not sure about 50 pin Centronics cables but they sell 36 pin Centronics cables with 25 separate wires which is much closer to the Centronics printer standard.
CJK:
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on June 19, 2005, 06:57:03 am ---I used 36 pin Centronics cables to connect my control panel to a converter box. Even though I used a reputable brand (Belkin) I found that the cables only used about 18 wires (basically all the earths were joined together, and some obscure signals were missing). The same applied to a switchbox that I bought at the same time. This sort of thing really annoys me. If a cable is advertised as Centronics then it should fully support the Centronics standard.
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IMO, Belkin isn't all that reputable. A lot of their stuff is actually junk. They do have a good marketing department, though, as their accessories are now available everywhere.
-- Chris
Grasshopper:
Check out Farnell part number: 961322. It appears from the datasheet that all 50 wires are used.