[slinkelist] hi

[Colby Boles]

If you're going more than 20 feet, I'd really recommend using a long serial
cable made using CAT-5 cable and RJ-11 to DE-9 adapters. S-Link is
unreliable at long distances, but serial works well. Also consider that you
may be connecting your Slink-e to other devices in the future, and it will
make more sense to have it close to the equipment so you can run many short
cables instead of many long ones.

Colby

> -----Original Message-----
> From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> Behalf Of Christopher Zguris
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 5:50 AM
> To: slinkelist@nirvis.com
> Subject: Re: [slinkelist] hi
>
>
> I've used ~20 feet of coax (RG6, I think) to extend the S-LINK from the
> SLINK-E to the changer. All you need is the cable, connectors
> (the twist-on
> F-connectors are fine,and don't require special tools), and a
> couple F-1/8"
> phono adapters (Radio Shack sells the stuff, although they're not the
> cheapest). That way, you can leave the SLINK-E near your
> computer, and use
> relatively cheap coax, instead of a pricey(er) long serial cable.
>
> When I first got my SLINK-E, I mentioned this to Colby, believe
> he said it
> could be used for a much longer run.
>
> At 12:07 AM 10/16/00 -0500, Dennis Thorne wrote:
> >first off, i don't really belong on this list cuz you guys seem like
> >programming geniuses.  so please don't flame me if this question is
> >extremely lightweight.   i recently bought my slink-e and was wondering
> >what is the best way to hook up the slink-e to my sony cd mega changer
> >if my computer and the slink-e will be about 40 feet from the changer?
>
>
> Christopher Zguris
>
> czguris@christopherzguris.com / http://www.christopherzguris.com
>
>
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