On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Michael Balcos wrote:
> connectors (the ones at the end of the cables). Also, one of the 9 pin
> RS-232 cables must be male while the other must be female.
Whoops! This should have been "... one of the 9 pin RS-232 CONNECTORS" and
not "... one of the 9 pin RS-232 cables".
> An easier way of making the cable is to rewire a straight 9 pin male to 9 pin female
> cable found at computer stores. All you will need to buy from an
> electronics shop is the 10 kiloOhm resistor.
I'd recommend that you use this procedure instead. Rewiring a pre-built
cable might prove easier for you than soldering wires into a RS-232
connectors(I've got burned hands everytime I do this :( )
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