On 25 May 2010 00:54, jimlux <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob Camp wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> Gotta label them *something* or sorting through them in the cable bin >> becomes pretty difficult. >> In addition to the wiring options you can (obviously) have either a male >> or female on either end. There are so many "odd" pieces of gear out there >> that you can have pretty much any combination. >> >> Bob >> >> > > A while ago, I standardized on ALL straight through cables, M to F, and made > "null modem" adapters. So, now the bin has F:F and M:M widgets and F to F > null modems in various flavors. I think I also still have a bunch of MFMF > short cables made from ribbon cable and insulation displacing connectors (a > sort of universal adapter). > > Anyway, the key was having "null modem adapters" that are clearly identified > as such, and everything else straight through.
Sounds like a very sensible idea to me. Just make sure your gender benders (gender changers) are easily identifiable from null-modems. I have a lot of RS components little double ended back-shells that allow you to put either gender DSUB on each side and you can wire up any form of connection you like, including just a simple gender changer. They work fine but I invariably recover them later on and when I need, say, a gender changer I frequently used to pick up what I thought was one and end up with a null-modem. Wish I had the discipline to not rush ahead and just label the things :) Steve > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD A man with one clock knows what time it is; A man with two clocks is never quite sure. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
