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Subject: Re: RS232 cables and DSR/RTS/etc
Message-ID: <232@hobbes.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 24-Sep-87 23:06:55 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 24 23:06:55 1987
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Reply-To: root@hobbes.UUCP (John Plocher)
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+---- Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) writes in <6453@brl-smoke.ARPA> ----
| Ron Natalie writes:
| >It is not generally a good idea to hook up pin-1.  Especially true when
| >you're running from different power sources.
| 
| You could hook up just one end of it.  However, shielding of these
| cables is not usually necessary.
+----

Beware of running cables near florescent lights - if you do, you almost are
forced to ground ONE of pin-1's ends.

BTW - I've seen systems working at 9600 baud with ONLY pins 2 and 3 connected!!
Don't ask me how...



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John Plocher uwvax!geowhiz!uwspan!plocher  plocher%uwspan.UUCP@uwvax.CS.WISC.EDU