It is possible to cut a telephone handset cable in half and reconnect
the wires while reversing them but that has problems with the tinsel
wire often used for flexibility. The strand of string that is twisted
with the wires makes it impossible to solder.
Best is a crimp tool and a handful of
It would cost too much for you to send it to the U.S. Also, I noticed on your
site that the order of the wires are different from the ones listed at
www.mac512.com/qamacplus. Which way works?
Thank you for suggesting this. :-)
Take care,
Tommy
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At 08:03 -0500 12/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I noticed on your site that the order of the wires are different
from the ones listed at www.mac512.com/qamacplus. Which way works?
The US telephone industry, which created the RJ series connectors,
also used as a standard a customary reversal
of the narrow RJ-11
connectors. I tried to file down the regular size RJ-11 connectors to make it
fit, but it didn't work.
Does anyone here happen to have a real Mac Plus keyboard cable they don't
need anymore? I could really use it. I can use the mouse on the Plus, but can't
type on it. :-(
I'd
, no one around here has a package of the narrow RJ-11
connectors. I tried to file down the regular size RJ-11 connectors to make it
fit, but it didn't work.
Does anyone here happen to have a real Mac Plus keyboard cable they don't
need anymore? I could really use it. I can use the mouse on the Plus
Does anyone here happen to have a real Mac Plus keyboard cable they don't
need anymore? I could really use it. I can use the mouse on the Plus, but
can't
type on it. :-(
I'd REALLY appreciate anything anyone could do. :-)
Tommy,
I have details of how to make a Mac Plus keyboard cable on my
I've read somewhere that the Keyboard-Cabel is not a Rj11 or rj10
telephone-Cable. The connector fits, but some pins are switched on the
phone. Here's a description:
http://www.mac512.com/qamacplus.htm
Maybe you ca use an isdn/phone-Crimp-Set to make your own cable.
Good luck.
Uwe
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On Dec 13, 2005, at 1:21 PM, Sean Billings wrote:
You don't say where you are, I may be able to make you a cable for the
costs of parts and postage but I'm in the UK.
and if you're in the US, I saw a real Apple one last week at the
university surplus sale in the $1 bin. I can grab it for
