[Coco] CM-8 Monitor Extension cable

[Charles Gordon]

It is 4.5 inches shy of being able to connect.

And those who are directing me to parts is a waste of time: I’m unable to
build the cable.

-----Original Message-----
From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> on behalf of Tim Fadden
<t.fadden at cox.net>
Reply-To: CoCo <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Date: Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 4:17 PM
To: CoCo <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] CM-8 Monitor Extension cable

>These are close. On quick look it seems these are all female-female
>you need female-male ends.  Get one of these and crimp it on the cable.
>a regular old pliers will work if you careful, or us a vise.  Keep the
>cable as the shortest than you can.  looks like you can do it for under
>$5 plus shipping.
>
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Pcs-2-54mm-2x5-Pin-10-Pin-Male-Header-IDC-Ribbo
>n-Cable-Transition-Connector-/171367180752?hash=item27e647a9d0:g:z9kAAOSwt
>JZXU~Z6
>
>As to shielding, wrap some tinfoil around it connected to ground.
>
>Also, is that 4 1/2 inches, or 4 1/2 feet?  shows up as 4 1/2²  or is
>that 20.25? :-).
>
>Tim
>
>On 6/5/2016 11:13 AM, Mathieu Bouchard wrote:
>>
>> The cable itself is a generic 0.1 inch 10 pin plug, used for many
>> things in electronics, including internal wiring of RS232 and USB
>> serial ports in PC computers (when not directly on the motherboard).
>>
>> Ribbon cables without shielding are available for very cheap.
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/bhp/10-pin-ribbon-cable
>>
>> Shielded cables are harder to find, it seems...
>>
>>
>> Le 2016-06-04 à 19:14:00, Charles Gordon a écrit :
>>
>>> I¹m setting up my ³Coco shed² (actually a workbench in a storage
>>> building), and I¹m finding that my Coco 3 is about 4 1/2² too far away
>>> from my CM-8 monitor for the monitor cable to reach to connect. Is
>>>there
>>> an extension cable available for it? My eyesight and arthritis make it
>>> impossible for me to build one.
>>>
>>> If anyone has one or might be interested in building one for a modest
>>> feed, please email me privately and we¹ll see if we can work out
>>> something.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>  ______________________________________________________________________
>> | Mathieu BOUCHARD --- tél: 514.623.3801, 514.383.3801 --- Montréal, QC
>>
>
>
>-- 
>Tim Fadden
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>Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance!"
>
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