Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-04-01 Thread Jeff Clearwater, Village Power Design
Hi William and All, Thanks to all for the offers and clarifications. I may have located a cable locally and if not will probably make one up per William's and Phil's instructions. And as William and others have said - do not use anything as an SWI cable unless you know it's an original

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-03-31 Thread bob ellison
To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable? Hi All, I need to track down a '98 vintage Trace SW stacking cable. Anyone have or know where I might find one? Thanks, Jeff C. -- ~ Jeff Clearwater Senior Design Engineer NABCEP (tm) Certified Solar PV Installer http

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-03-31 Thread William Miller
Carl: This cable is *not* a standard computer cable. I don't know, but I suspect that severe inverter damage could occur with use of the wrong cable. William Miller ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-03-31 Thread Phil Undercuffler
-Original Message- From: bob ellison Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable? Would it be possible to make one if we had a sample to know the wire order? Bob -Original Message- I need to track down a '98 vintage Trace SW stacking cable. Anyone have or know where I might

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-03-31 Thread Jason Lerner
Hi Jeff, I have a Db-25 male to male 4' long connector that I think is what you are looking for. I have always thought it was a stacking connector but it's been in the van for a while If someone had a pinout I could test it to make sure, and send out if it is the right one. Best,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-03-31 Thread Carl Hansen
William, I used an off the shelf cable to use with the SW and PS remote, it was a double male ended 25 pin cable. They were formally used as printer/computer cables. I believe the stacking cable is the same style. You could check with Xantrex. Carl

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-03-31 Thread William Miller
Carl: They are different cables. Substitute them at your peril. William Miller At 10:01 AM 3/31/2009, you wrote: William, I used an off the shelf cable to use with the SW and PS remote, it was a double male ended 25 pin cable. They were formally used as printer/computer cables. I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-03-31 Thread William Miller
Carl: I have checked with Xantrex. I would not make a declaration on the Wrenches forum to my esteemed colleagues unless I was quite certain. Find the SWI Stacking Cable wiring diagram on our web site at: http://millersolar.com/resources/resources.html under Manufacturer's data. This

Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable?

2009-03-30 Thread Tump
] On Behalf Of William Miller Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 6:19 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Trace SW Stacking Cable? Jeff: These are tough to find. I did find one in my son's remote control car storage box (my wife is ruthless when it comes to putting away clutter), but I used