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| Thread ID: 92009 | 2008-07-25 20:47:00 | Join two ide cables together? | worl (8599) | Press F1 |
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| 692138 | 2008-07-25 20:47:00 | I want to make a longer ide cable by plugging two shorter ones into a 'joiner'. Is such a device available? | worl (8599) | ||
| 692139 | 2008-07-25 20:52:00 | Probably not. Why not just buy a longer cable? How big are you after? IDE/PATA cables can't be all that long due to signal lose, something like 18" 45.7cm is the recommended maximum. |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 692140 | 2008-07-25 20:52:00 | I doubt it. Altho if there were, it'd probably create lots of errors. To whatever it was connected to |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 692141 | 2008-07-25 21:04:00 | I've seen an IDE extension somewhere... Something like this (www.stonewallcable.com)? Perhaps to avoid the length limitation you could convert IDE to SATA and then back to IDE. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 692142 | 2008-07-25 21:18:00 | I've seen an IDE extension somewhere... Something like this (www.stonewallcable.com)? Yes thats the sort of thing, thank you. Wasn't expecting such a price though. |
worl (8599) | ||
| 692143 | 2008-07-27 03:12:00 | I'd just make a cable the right length. :thumbs: The (female) IDC connectors (CNHF40) cost $0.73 +GST each, and the cable's about 5/m (CARG40) at South Island Components (sicom.co.nz). You need a vice and a bit of care to clamp the IDC connectors together. (You can get the male connector too, if you really want an "extension ",but at $5.72 why bother? |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 692144 | 2008-07-27 21:35:00 | You might notice some speed degridation if the cable is too long or other errors. The max recommended length (from the dim dark days of 40wire cables) is 18inches. | autechre (266) | ||
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