On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Galen Seitz<[email protected]> wrote: > > I have one of these cables if you still need one. > > BTW, the origin of the 'crossed' wiring is undoubtedly due to the use > of IDC(insulation displacement connector) versions of the DB9. Here's > an example: > http://media.digikey.com/photos/CW Ind Photos/CWR-180-09-0000.jpg > This DB9 is simply clamped onto the ribbon cable rather than having to > solder each wire. The scary thing is that it is apparently cheaper to > have someone solder 9 individual wires. Thus it's rare to see an IDC > DB9 in a PC. > > -- > Galen Seitz > [email protected]
Galen, Thanks for the offer. Yes, I do still need one. Is it at least 8 inches long? The IDC DB9 is clearly the explanation for the "crossed" wiring. It is scary to think that little hands soldering 9 leads is cheaper than clamping an IDC closed. Could it be that the IDC is too wide for mounting on a ATX case bracket? Or maybe the connector itself is more expensive to make? Can the molded style be wired by robots? -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
