Wow! That looks nasty ;-) I believe that like many RS-232 dongles the Firefly can draw its power from pin 9 of the DE-9 connector, so adding a little wire inside the Model T would get rid of that BCR plug & cable... just sayin'...
I'd also make a custom right angle adapter for the RS-232 connection; take an in-line DB25 connector, either PCB or solder cup: Add a right-angle DE9 connector: Join them together with a bit of perfboard, wire appropriately, cover with some epoxy and Bob's your uncle. Something like this, but more compact and with a straight DB25 and right-angle DE9 (the pins on right-angle DB25s are on the wrong side). Think I'll have to build a couple myself ;-) You can also get right-angle DE9 adapters: https://www.winford.com/products/adr9.php m ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Weber To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [M100] Slim style DB25/DE9 connectors Thanks, Mike. Yes that's about the size I was looking for. I'm using them to pull power from a BCR port, which is just 2 wires. The slimmer the better. Like this: https://www.web8201.net/images/Bluetooth_BCR_Powered.jpg Thanks for that link, that just may be the best one can get today. Gary On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 1:38 PM Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: Not sure what your criteria are; are you talking about the length? These any good? https://www.electronicsurplus.com/md9-00j-vl-connector-hoods-for-db9-de9 ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Weber To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [M100] Slim style DB25/DE9 connectors Thanks for the tip, Brian. About the best I've been able to find is this: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cinch-connectivity-solutions-aim-cambridge/40-9709H/367-1139-ND/3830261 Apparently those half-size hoods that I linked earlier aren't made these days. On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 1:08 PM Brian White <[email protected]> wrote: I don't know about 9 pin, but Mike Stein found a really good 25 pin when I was trying to find something good for tpdd cables. https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/09670250411/1195-2690-ND/3181274/ If I wasn't on my phone I'd just try searching "dsub" on digikey and filter by 9 pin instead of 25 and scroll through all of them. -- bkw On Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 2:14 PM Mitch Parker <[email protected]> wrote: Gary, I may have some in stock. LMK if you want pics. Mitch On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 1:58 PM Gary Weber <[email protected]> wrote: Anyone know where you can source this style of D-sub connector anymore? I like how slim they are. The only connectors I can find these days are quite a bit larger. https://www.web8201.net/images/db9_hood.jpg https://www.web8201.net/images/db25_db9_hoods.jpg Thanks for any info, -- Gary Weber [email protected]
