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Never thought to stagger the cuts for strength, might do that with the spareDerek_Stewart wrote: Sat Sep 28, 2024 5:16 pm looks the same, except, I offset the gaps in the cable.
Do you connect it to a printer or RetroPrinter unit?
Hi Martin,Martin_Head wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 10:35 am I've got this cable, which I think came with my super/gold card
It does not have any holes punched in it I can see. And it's about 5 feet long.
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Many thanks MartinMartin_Head wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:52 am Here's some more pictures
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PRINTER PORT CONNECTOR DETAILS
View looking into the plug.
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NC 26 |o|o| 25 NC
GND 24 |o|o| 23 NC
GND 22 |o|o| 21 Busy
GND 20 |o|o| 19 NC
GND 18 |o|o| 17 D7
GND 16 |o|o 15 D6
GND 14 |o|o 13 D5
GND 12 |o|o 11 D4
GND 10 |o|o| 9 D3
GND 8 |o|o| 7 D2
GND 6 |o|o| 5 D1
GND 4 |o|o| 3 D0
GND 2 |o|o| 1 /Strobe
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Thanks Derek, but I can't reconcile that with this document I used which says 2/4/6/8 should be NC.Derek_Stewart wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2024 11:21 am Hi,
A more scientific way would be to verify with the Super Gold Card Manual, on QL Homepage:
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PRINTER PORT CONNECTOR DETAILS View looking into the plug. --- NC 26 |o|o| 25 NC GND 24 |o|o| 23 NC GND 22 |o|o| 21 Busy GND 20 |o|o| 19 NC GND 18 |o|o| 17 D7 GND 16 |o|o 15 D6 GND 14 |o|o 13 D5 GND 12 |o|o 11 D4 GND 10 |o|o| 9 D3 GND 8 |o|o| 7 D2 GND 6 |o|o| 5 D1 GND 4 |o|o| 3 D0 GND 2 |o|o| 1 /Strobe ---
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SUPER GOLD CARD PRINTER CONNECTOR TO PC-STYLE 25-WAY D PRINTER ADAPTOR
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+------+ | \
| 1-----|---------------------|-1 |
| 2-|------- ----------|------14 |
| 3-----|---------------------|-2 |
| 4-|------- ----------|------15 |
| 5-----|---------------------|-3 |
| 6-|------- ----------|------16 |
| 7-----|---------------------|-4 |
| 8-|------- ----------|------17 |
| 9-----|---------------------|-5 |
| 10-|---------------------|------18 |
| 11----|---------------------|-6 |
| 12-|---------------------|------19 |
| 13----|---------------------|-7 |
| 14-|---------------------|------20 |
| 15----|---------------------|-8 |
| 16-|---------------------|------21 |
| 17----|---------------------|-9 |
| 18-|---------------------|------22 |
| 19----|---------------------|-10 |
| 20-|---------------------|------23 |
| 21----|---------------------|-11 |
| 22-|---------------------|------24 |
| 23----|---------------------|-12 |
| 24-|---------------------|------25 |
| 25----|---------------------|-13 /
| 26-|------- | /
+------+ | /
26-WAY
SUPER GOLD 25-WAY D
CARD PRINTER FEMALE
CONNECTOR CONNECTOR
When assembling a QL with Super Gold Card into a typical PC case, one requirement which may arise is to produce an adaptor to
connect the Super Gold Card's parallel printer port to a connector on the tower case. PC style 25-way D to centronics parallel printer
cables are pretty cheap and easy to locate, so here are the details of how to wire an adaptor cable to connect the Super Gold Card
printer port to such a cable. The 25-way D connector concerned is a 25-way D FEMALE connector. Wires from pins 2,4,6,8 and 26 of the
Super Gold Card connector must be broken, this allows straight through 26 way ribbon cable to be used.
When you say original cable, what do you mean, as Miracle Systems never supplied a parallel port cable.t0nyt wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 1:52 pm Well I've made a cable and it works! (at least I listed my boot file to retro-printer ok)
Sadly, the centronics plugs I got don't have any cable management to grip the cable more, so will keep a look out for better ones
It doesn't look very "original" in colour either as rainbow cable was all I had available
If anyone does have an original cable they don't mind parting with (for a price of course) I'd still be interested in obtaining one please