[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> IMHO the special fx terminator isn't needed for short distances.
> SCSI is specified to work over a long distance that most of us never
> encounter. Longer distances require more ideal termination (i.e. impedance
> matching).
> My fx has always worked fine with standard external SCSI termination at
> lengths up to 4 feet, and I bet it would go up to at least 10 feet with no
> problem.

I can back that advice up.  I am using a standard pass through on my IIfx and
with a 6 ft cable to an external HD all is well.

-- Kyle H. Hansen

Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?  --George W. Bush


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