Incredible, don't the connectors come from digital? One of them works, but one is broke, the cable is just fine. At 07:14 AM 9/7/00 +0000, you wrote: >Brent, >The rd45 cable is two identical ends. One plugs into the dectalk and the >other into the square serial connector which you plug into your PC serial >port. You can replace the rj45 cable if you have the cable, two end >connectorsand a crimping tool. I don't know what Digltal would chargefor >a cable, but it would probably be considerably more than making your own. >Chris > >73, Chris w1gm at sdf.lonestar.org >SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org > >On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Brent Harding wrote: > >> The adapter is sticking out of the back of my laptop's serial port. I leave >> it this way, so the cover stays up, and I can find it, when dad helped me >> set it up, we couldn't find the serial port at first, it was covered. Now >> that the adapter is sticking out it'll always be exposed because it's >> bigger than the cover, but now that cable. Isn't the same connector on both >> ends? Is that serial adapter in the end of the cable, or is that the part >> that goes in to the comport, if it's what goes in to the comport, that part >> is fine, just a little tab on one end of the connector. >> At 10:35 AM 9/6/00 +0000, you wrote: >> >Hello, >> >The dectalk cable is a straight-through rj45 with a serial adapter on the >> >other end. So you should be able to make one and clip the serial adapter >> >from your broken cable. >> > >> > >> >73, Chris w1gm at sdf.lonestar.org >> >SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org >> > >> >On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Frank J. Carmickle wrote: >> > >> >> Well you may confuse them, and I have never tried to see if they fit. But >> >> the serial cable for a dectalk is flat. All ethernet cables I have ever >> >> seen are round. Can't really screw that one up. >> >> >> >> FC >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Brent Harding wrote: >> >> >> >> > Would they end up fitting together, if I'd accidentally connect one to >> the >> >> > network, and connect the real network to the dectalk? Can regular rj45 be >> >> > worked with dectalk, or does it need to be bought from dec? >> >> > At 05:50 PM 9/5/00 -0400, you wrote: >> >> > >They aren't rj45s. They are only six conductor connectors. They >> sure do >> >> > >look alike except for the offset tab. Stupid DEC again. >> >> > > >> >> > >FC >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Brent Harding wrote: >> >> > > >> >> > >> Is there anywhere I can get a cable for a decexpress? The tab broke >> off of >> >> > >> mine. It feels like a phone jack type connector, but the rj45, not >> >> > >> something usually used in a serial port, more for hooking to a network >> >> > >> card, how confusing, if both cables get mixed up in a case, as >> things might >> >> > >> fit where they shouldn't. Didn't know it was rj45 used in dectalk, >> thought >> >> > >> it was standard phone connectors, how to make one of the dec >> connectors, >> >> > >> not sure. >> >> > >> At 03:56 PM 9/5/00 -0500, you wrote: >> >> > >> >Hello all: >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >Soon, I will be buying a new voice synthesizer. I would like an >> external >> >> > >> >serial device for it's flexibility. Presently, it is a toss up >> between >> >> > the >> >> > >> >dectalk express and the acsent. If anyone has an opinion concerning >> >> > serial >> >> > >> >voice synthesizers, I would like to hear it. >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >I personally like the dectalk express; but, it doesn't seem very well >> >> > made. >> >> > >> >And, DEC used those rj 45 connectors with the tab offset. I have >> no idea >> >> > >> >why DEC did this. This type of connecter is on most of their >> terminal >> >> > >> >servers, printers and other serial devices. DEC are the only >> one's who >> >> > use >> >> > >> >this connector. I guess this is why they can charge $15 for a cable. >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >Terry >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> > >> >Speakup mailing list >> >> > >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >> > >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> >> > >> Speakup mailing list >> >> > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >> > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >> >> > >Speakup mailing list >> >> > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >> > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Speakup mailing list >> >> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Speakup mailing list >> >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >
