[ale] OT: scsi cables

Boris Borisov bugyatl at gmail.com
Sat Apr 19 13:16:27 EDT 2014


external sound card: digi001  from Digidesign:


http://medias.audiofanzine.com/images/normal/digidesign-digi-001-141067.jpg

old but I wanna to used for something . Low noise preamps.


I've got it for free but without cable.


On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>wrote:

> Oh yes, quite standard.  All twenty of them. ;)
>
> What is the device anyway?  MC50's weren't used very often compared to
> HD50's or even full size Centronics.
>
> On 4/19/2014 10:05, Boris Borisov wrote:
> > ... and SCSI must be a  "standard" :)
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Looking closely at your pictures your PCI card is certainly a HD50
> >> female connector (which would need the male cable end) but your device
> >> connector actually looks like a micro Centronics MC50 not an HD50.  I
> >> say that because it has exposed gold fingers (not pins, but fingers) and
> >> a wide slot through the center.  That's exactly how a Centronics (think
> >> parallel printers but smaller) is constructed.
> >>
> >> You either need to find an HD50 to MC50 cable (possible but not easy) or
> >> get an HD50 to MC50 adapter to adapt a normal HD50-HD50 cable or
> >> MC50-MC50 cable or even having to go the intermediate route of using a
> >> standard Centronics CN50 or D-shell 25 to MC50 cable somewhere in the
> >> middle.
> >>
> >> On 4/19/2014 08:09, Boris Borisov wrote:
> >>> My bad for not mentioning this detail. Since I have little experience
> >> with
> >>> SCSI cables I have no idea under what particular name that cable sales
> :)
> >>> But yes it is 50 pins and suppose to be HD. Thank you for your time.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Your original post didn't say you needed an EXTERNAL SCSI cable.. From
> >>>> your pictures, it looks like you need a HD50-50 cable (it is 50 pin on
> >> both
> >>>> ends, not 68 pins on the HD end, correct?). I think I do have one (at
> >> least
> >>>> I DID have one if we didn't toss it in our last warehouse move), but
> it
> >> may
> >>>> take a few days to find which (of 3) storage locations it is in. Also,
> >>>> since it is an external device, I think you will find that the
> >> termination
> >>>> is within the device itself and no external terminator terminator is
> >>>> required.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Ok there is the photos. I didn't resize it for better detail and will
> >>>>> give as link to cloud storage :) (everybody is in the clouds today,
> who
> >>>>> walks on the ole earth).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Device side: https://app.box.com/s/j0gqvnprsdafy5otr8z3
> >>>>>
> >>>>> PCI SCSI side: https://app.box.com/s/qeoy0dv17lhnixql1xph
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I have some old SCSI cables & terminators (if I can find them).
> Please
> >>>>>> do send pictures so I can match what I have with what you need.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I could take pictures if needed but pretty sure both ports ( on the
> >>>>>>> scsi PCI card and device itself) are different. Maybe I should do
> >> that.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 2:35 PM, Alex Carver <
> >> agcarver+ale at acarver.net>wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 4/18/2014 11:12, Boris Borisov wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> I'm looking for scsi cable HD50 male to female. If you can check
> >> your
> >>>>>>>>> storage and if you have it and don't need it please email me.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> P.S. Not that I really know much about scsi connectors but
> looking
> >> on
> >>>>>>>>> google I think suppose to be external high density 50 pin clip
> type
> >>>>>>>> - male
> >>>>>>>>> from one side and female from other side ...
>
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