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- From: Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Parallel Cable Info Needed
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- Message-ID: <Jim_Johnson.06sj@abcd.Houghton.MI.US>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 00:16:05 EST
- Organization: Amiga BitSwap Central Dispatch
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- In a message dated Wed 19 Aug 92 16:22, C23st@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com (spir
- wrote:
-
- C> I need to know how much of an extension cable can I get away with
- C> on a Centronics parallel printer. I'm looking towards, say, 15 feet,
- C> maybe 18. Would that work if it's shielded?
-
- C> The printer is an Epson FX85 (old), and the PC is an AT&T 6300 (even
- C> older :-)).
-
- C> Thanks,
-
- C> Spiros
-
-
-
- C> --
- C> Spiros Triantafyllopoulos c23st@kocrsv01.delcoelect.
- C> com
- C> Software Technology, Delco Electronics striantafyll@kosds1.gm.hac
- C> .com
- C> GM Hughes Electronics, Kokomo, IN 46904 [A Different Kind of
- C> Disclaimer]
-
- The absolute answer is a solid *maybe* :-)
- If you use a very good shielded cable you might be able to make the run
- without a problem - however if you have any capacitance or resistance in
- some of the wires and not the others, it may fail -- ten feet is the
- typical limit, but I have seen parallel runs done without a hitch at twenty
- feet.
-
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