Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] LONG floppy drive cable source

dk wrote:

> Any sources for shielded floppy drive cables (power
> and data) in the 20FT range? Need to go from the
> enclosure to the operator pendant. I suspect this is a
> DIY length
> cable. Anybody make shielded connectors for them? Or
> isn't sheilding critical?

Are you kidding? You want to put a floppy drive in the
pendant, with the motherboard 20 feet away? I seriously
doubt this will work at all. If it does, it will certainly be
unreliable. Shielded cables are made, AMP and 3M
make them with heavy black jackets and aluminum
foil/mylar shields. You should be able to buy this
from Newark Electronics, or possibly Digi-Key.
You'd probably need to buy a 100 foot roll, and it
is not cheap!

Jon