Re: [Flexradio] Max Firewire cable length?

2011-10-03 Thread Tim Ellison, W4TME
Drax is correct on the IEEE standard of 4.5m (~15 feet) for copper, but you can get by with a little bit longer cables if they are of very high quality, like the Granite Digital cables and you are not using the voltage supplied on the cable to power the device, which is not a concern with the F

[Flexradio] Max Firewire Cable Length

2011-10-01 Thread J D Lambright
1 Oct 2011 09:41:51 -0600 From: Bill Ackerman To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Max Firewire cable length? Message-ID: <4e8734bf.1030...@me.com> Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Super pleased with my new Flex 3000. Biggest quibble right now is the a

Re: [Flexradio] Max Firewire cable length?

2011-10-01 Thread Neal Campbell
I use a 15' granite digital cable with good results. Its longer than I need but there isn't any data issues with it. 73 On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Drax Felton wrote: > 4.5m is the standard max length. So about 10 12 ft > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 1, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Bill Acker

Re: [Flexradio] Max Firewire cable length?

2011-10-01 Thread Drax Felton
4.5m is the standard max length. So about 10 12 ft Sent from my iPhone On Oct 1, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Bill Ackerman wrote: > Super pleased with my new Flex 3000. Biggest quibble right now is the audible > noise level when the fan cranks up. I'm not saying it is too noisy; it's just > that it

[Flexradio] Max Firewire cable length?

2011-10-01 Thread Bill Ackerman
Super pleased with my new Flex 3000. Biggest quibble right now is the audible noise level when the fan cranks up. I'm not saying it is too noisy; it's just that it becomes the loudest sound in my computer room which I have designed to be as quiet as possible since I use it for audio and video e