Re: Tangent: Interest Check: Belden Thicknet 10base5 Ethernet Coax

2018-02-02 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Feb 2, 2018, at 7:26 PM, Paul Berger via cctalk > wrote: > > > > On 2018-02-02 7:13 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >>> they might have different ground systems. If so, grounding both ends might >>> produce a LARGE current through the cable, possibly enough to be hazardous. >> >> OB_

Re: Tangent: Interest Check: Belden Thicknet 10base5 Ethernet Coax

2018-02-02 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 02/02/2018 03:13 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: >> they might have different ground systems. If so, grounding both ends >> might produce a LARGE current through the cable, possibly enough to be >> hazardous. > > OB_Ignorant_Question:  Is that the reason why RS232 DB25 has both pin 1 > and pin

Re: Tangent: Interest Check: Belden Thicknet 10base5 Ethernet Coax

2018-02-02 Thread Paul Berger via cctalk
On 2018-02-02 7:13 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: they might have different ground systems. If so, grounding both ends might produce a LARGE current through the cable, possibly enough to be hazardous. OB_Ignorant_Question:  Is that the reason why RS232 DB25 has both pin 1 and pin 7? Pin 1

Tangent: Interest Check: Belden Thicknet 10base5 Ethernet Coax

2018-02-02 Thread Fred Cisin via cctalk
they might have different ground systems. If so, grounding both ends might produce a LARGE current through the cable, possibly enough to be hazardous. OB_Ignorant_Question: Is that the reason why RS232 DB25 has both pin 1 and pin 7?