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HCMaycoOp
Hello,

Attached is a picture of a cable that runs from my cmm to my computer. I am either wanting to get an extension or just replace this cord all together with a much longer one. Problem is, I cant for the life of me figure out what kind it is. Dose anyone have any suggestions?
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  • Looks like it only uses 6 pins out of the whole mess, you might be able to take it to a local electronics store and get the ends then make your own cable whatever length you want/need.

    I miss the days when electronics stores were more prevalent. I got just a few left somewhat near me. Something like that you could bring to the store and try with a few connector ends to make sure you have the right one. If not, the store owner may know just by looking at it.

    I might just be tempted to cut the cord near one of the ends and splice in an extension and shrink wrap the splices. Scary proposition though if you don't have a spare. It would suck to make it longer any uglier only to find that the transmission protocol doesn't support longer lengths (Example, USB 3.0 max is only 2 meters unless you insert a hub/repeater).
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  • Looks like it only uses 6 pins out of the whole mess, you might be able to take it to a local electronics store and get the ends then make your own cable whatever length you want/need.

    I miss the days when electronics stores were more prevalent. I got just a few left somewhat near me. Something like that you could bring to the store and try with a few connector ends to make sure you have the right one. If not, the store owner may know just by looking at it.

    I might just be tempted to cut the cord near one of the ends and splice in an extension and shrink wrap the splices. Scary proposition though if you don't have a spare. It would suck to make it longer any uglier only to find that the transmission protocol doesn't support longer lengths (Example, USB 3.0 max is only 2 meters unless you insert a hub/repeater).
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  • in reply to Cris_C
    Yup, I can even remember when Radio Shack was actually an electronics store instead of just a useless phone store. "Radio? We don't have any radios, would you like to buy a new phone?" Idiots. transistors, resistors, tubes, project boxes, bread boards, etc., etc., etc. We also had Fulton Electronics, but these days, all they are is a 'finished product' distributor. I can remember aisles and racks of all those little pieces of interesting stuff.
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