Re: [AH] Roland System 100m 8 DIN power cables needed

From Brian Willoughby
Sent Fri, Nov 2nd 2018, 01:42

Whenever I need a special cable and don=E2=80=99t want to spend too =
much, I use Redmond Cable.

http://redcab.com/home.php

They=E2=80=99ve been around since the eighties, or at least that=E2=80=99s=
 when I started using them. They made custom SCSI cables for my EPS that =
worked when none of the off-the-shelf drive cables would work. They cost =
a bit more than the cheap plastic cables, but they weren=E2=80=99t =
really any more expensive than the better cables at the computer store.

The only challenge is that they will probably not know how to make a =
System 100m cable unless you tell them. That means you=E2=80=99ll need =
to understand the connectors, wiring, any shielding or twisting, and =
that sort of thing. But if you can describe it, they can make it. They =
will make it very well. I suppose they might not have the 8-DIN plugs, =
but you should be able to source those online.

Of course, a genuine Roland System 100m cable will be the easiest, and =
guaranteed to be wired correctly. But if those are basically =
unobtainium, then the research needed to reproduce the cable would be =
worth it, and the System 100m community would probably love to have a =
modern source for these cables. You could even put aside your original =
so it doesn=E2=80=99t get damaged, and use the modern one instead.

I=E2=80=99m sure they could ship to Poland without too much hassle since =
they list international customers. It might be tricky to get the 8-DIN =
connectors to them if they don=E2=80=99t have them, but that=E2=80=99s =
just another solvable logistics problem.

Brian


On Nov 1, 2018, at 12:04 PM, Tom Butcher <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I see them pop up on Ebay *shrug*
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> They can't be that hard to build, right?
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> On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 1:47 AM eon <xxx@xx.xx> wrote:
>> Does anyone know a place where these cables can be had for a =
reasonable=20
>> price? I need quite a few and the ones i found are a tad expensive.
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>> Thanks
>> Maciek
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