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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: amigakit on May 19, 2006, 12:14:03 AM

Title: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: amigakit on May 19, 2006, 12:14:03 AM

If you need a brand new replacement cable for the Blizzard SCSI Kit, we now have them available here:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=498

They will also fit the Apollo 1240/1260 SCSI Kit.  If you have a tower they are available in the longer 40cm version.

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: Hyperspeed on May 19, 2006, 12:43:47 AM

Does it have the rear expansion port retainer for A1200 desktop?

I bought a DCE v8.5 SCSI-IV from Power and it just dangles perilously out the back...

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: amigakit on May 19, 2006, 12:50:27 AM

No it doesn't but we are looking at cost effective ways of producing an A1200 blanking plate both for the Blizzard SCSI Kit and the Subway USB.

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: Hyperspeed on May 19, 2006, 09:05:17 PM

It would be nice for a custom 7-way SCSI cable for tower setups too. Right now I'm wondering how SCSI-IV kit users get by... 25-pin female to what?

I know Power Computing once sold an internal 2-way splitter so you could have a scanner and an IDC ribbon... 25-pin female to ribbon ending in a centronics would be nice, not to mention external & internal active terminators.

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: doctorq on May 19, 2006, 09:14:55 PM

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Hyperspeed wrote:
It would be nice for a custom 7-way SCSI cable for tower setups too. Right now I'm wondering how SCSI-IV kit users get by... 25-pin female to what?

With an external SCSI case or SCSI tower, most likely with a centronics connector to 25 pin male cable.

I'm using a SCSI tower with 2 x SCSI CD-R and 2 x SCSI harddrives, with both a Blizzard SCSI kit and a WarpEngine 4040.

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: Hyperspeed on May 19, 2006, 10:03:54 PM

Yeah, but what if you want to use 6 devices and a scanner?

They don't just sell SCSI towers in computer shops these days and the wiring is complex to interface to the SCSI-IV.

The more connectors there are the more RF is reflected so it needs to be kept short, simple and high quality.

IDC connectors at least 10cm apart, for SCSI-2 you need a chain no longer than 2/3m including the scanner cable. IT needs to be active terminated with termination power.

And to go from SCSI-IV to tower to scanner to terminator without putting a wadload of adaptors in between would need a custom built cable.

Cables built to customer spec would be great...

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: Chain on May 19, 2006, 10:51:02 PM

i got maybe "last in stock" backplate from amigakit, and im really happy with it :banana:

(http://chain.3dgrafika.cz/amiga/1230scsibs.jpg)

(resprayed, it was plain zinc-coated plate)

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: Hyperspeed on May 20, 2006, 01:36:37 AM

Hmmm nice, but if you had a Subway or BVision in there where would their ports go?

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: Matt_H on May 20, 2006, 05:27:41 AM

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Cables built to customer spec would be great...

You want Redmond Cable (http://www.redmondcable.com). They'll make you anything.

Title: Re: Blizzard SCSI Kit cables
Post by: Hyperspeed on May 20, 2006, 11:30:41 PM

Redmond is where Microsoft live!

:-D