Be sure to remove /pull the unconnected wires completely!

bjorn
"Gary J. Ferdinand" wrote:
>
> HA! As I said, I hadn't yet tried it... Your message prompted me to drag
> it out of the box.
>
> The adapter comes with the internal wires not yet connected. It's an
> exercise to the user to create the pinout correspondence desired. I had
> done this per Meade's documentation, but the weather's been so crummy, I had
> totally forgotten it :( So at least with the adapters I got, there were no
> assumptions made by the adapter manufacturer on how the db9 pins relate to
> the rj11 pins.
>
> Gary Ferdinand
> Apex, NC, USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Paul Goelz
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 11:02 AM
> > Subject: RE: [M]: Major Malfunction
> >
> >
> > At 10:31 AM 6/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
> > >I found a db9-rj11 adapter at my local computer parts store. I got 2 for
> > >$4. Definately not worth the bother of wiring one at those prices. But,
> > >given the discussion, looks like I'd better take it apart and
> > check it out
> > >to be certain there aren't any excess wires imbedded in the adapter case.
> > >It's a single case adapter - not a short wire with a connector
> > on each end.
> > >I can't imagine there's a problem, but I haven't used it yet and
> > an ounce of
> > >prevention is worth a pound of cure!
> > >
> > >Gary
> > >Apex, NC
> >
> > Since people seem to be using these adapters, I assme MEade
> > adhered to some
> > kind of pinout standard for the RJ11?
> >
> >
> > Paul Goelz
> > Rochester Hills, MI
> > pgoelz at eaglequest dot com
> > Videoastronomy web site:
> > http://www.eaglequest.com/~pgoelz
> >

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