[Coco] Y-Cable for CoCoSDC and Sound/Speech Pak?

[tim lindner]

Yes. A Y-Cable is perfectly acceptable for those two devices. Here is
a picture of one I have:

http://www.macmess.org/images/IMG_0599.JPG

Be careful: plus five volts can be a harsh mistress.

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 6:41 AM Frank Thompson
<frank.thompson.iv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just bought a Sound and Speech Pak on e-bay but don't yet have an MPI
> (waiting on the next round of mega-mini MPIs from Zipster!)
>
> I've heard vague mention about simple y-cables made with ribbon cable and
> the proper IDC edge connectors, but I can't really find any info regarding
> if it is really this simple, or if there needs to be some additional
> components involved.  I did see some posts (after google searching) that
> said the ribbon y-cables are unreliable and to watch out for improperly
> pinned cables.
>
> So, while I wait for a real MPI solution, can I use a y-cable for the SDC
> and Sound/Speech pak? Can I just crimp on the two edge connectors to a
> ribbon and connect those to a 40 pin finger board?
>
> -Frank
>
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