Re: Replacent Transwarp GS cable

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Kris Jones writes ...
> 
> I broke one of the pins on the dip chip with the cable that replaces the
> cpu in the GS. Does anyone know where I can find a replacement?
 ....

     Finding a replacement TWGS cable could be difficult. (As I recall, it is
not just a couple 40-pin headers crimped onto a ribbon cable. One end has
each pair of lines flipped around-- right?)

     You could make a new cable using your current cable as a guide. You can
get 40-line ribbon cable and good quality gold-plated crimp-on 40-pin headers
from places like Digi-Key.


     An easier fix may be to get one good 40-pin header. Solder the pins of
the damaged header to the top of the new header; and, for the broken pin, use
a snip of wire to connect from the broken pin stub to the new header. (Use a
pointy soldering pencil and good quality solder.)


   _______________________
  /
 /______________________   Damaged header
|_______________________
  |__|    |  |    |  |
   ||     |  |    |  |
   ||     |  |    |  |   <--- connections to top of new header
  |\/|    |\/|    |\/|
 _|__|____|__|____|__|___
|________________________  New header
  |  |    |  |    |  |
  |  |    |  |    |  |
  |__|    |__|    |__|


     When you're done, you could fill the space between the new header and
the one soldered to it with epoxy to add strength.




Rubywand