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From: gmclaren@sirius.UVic.CA (Gavin  Mclaren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Maximum mouse and keyboard cable runs?
Summary: Looking for trouble
Keywords: keyboard
Message-ID: <1991Feb22.093748.3065@sol.UVic.CA>
Date: 22 Feb 91 09:37:48 GMT
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In article <1991Feb20.225323.10467@cs.dal.ca> dewolfe@ug.cs.dal.ca (Colin DeWolfe) writes:
>The subject line says it all...  What would the maximum cable runs be for a
>A1000 keyboard cable.  We are considering using a wall phone jack to plug the
>keyboard into the wall and keep the machine on a different floor.  Same thing
>with the mouse.  Any idea how much footage we will be able to get away with?

There was a discussion a few years back, if I remember correctly.  The
problem with this is that the keyboard gets its power from the Amiga, and
people with even 12' extensions to the keyboard cable were having
trouble.  The resistance loss in the cable is too much.

The solution at the time seemed to be to add another power source for
the keyboard, keeping a common signal ground.  You might be able to
install batteries in the keyboard, or a small DC transformer  at
the wall outlet you are talking about.

Gavin McLaren