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HP-IL Cables, where to get, how to make?
Message #1 Posted by Egan Ford on 21 Mar 2007, 12:18 a.m.

Google has yield few results.

Thanks.

      
Re: HP-IL Cables, where to get, how to make?
Message #2 Posted by Eric Smith on 21 Mar 2007, 3:13 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Egan Ford

I'm not aware of any "reliable" source for HP-IL cables.

Making your own is somewhat impractical, as the connectors were custom-made, and are not any more readily available than complete cables. If you had a bad cable, you could cut out a section and splice replacement cable into it. The cable HP used was more flexible than most cables that one might find for replacement.

For a while there was a glut of NOS 82160A HP-IL modules in the used market, and it appeared that someone was cutting the captive cables from them and selling them separately.

The last time I purchased any HP-IL cables, a local electronics surplus store had a bin of them marked "fan cables". I happened onto them because I was actually looking for fan cables.

If you're sufficiently desperate, HP equipment resellers probably have some, but the pricing might make you ill.

      
Re: HP-IL Cables, where to get, how to make? - Try here...
Message #3 Posted by Leo Duran on 21 Mar 2007, 10:08 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Egan Ford

ebaY http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-82167B-HP-IL-CABLE-1-METER_W0QQitemZ170092448126QQcategoryZ1247QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Everprint International Tel: 800 984-5777 HP-IL interface cable http://www.everprint.com/parts56.asp

            
Re: HP-IL Cables, where to get, how to make? - Try here...
Message #4 Posted by Leo Duran on 21 Mar 2007, 10:16 a.m.,
in response to message #3 by Leo Duran

http://www.minnesotacomputers.com/products.aspx?productid=82167A&mfg=HP&search=extended

      
Re: HP-IL Cables, where to get, how to make?
Message #5 Posted by Howard Owen on 21 Mar 2007, 11:59 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Egan Ford

Slightly related to your question, I have successfully hacked a 50 foot bidirectional HP-IL cable out of cat5 and four connectors cut from two short HP-IL cables. The HP-IL spec calls for twisted pair over a certain distance, and the impedance values match as well.

Regards,
Howard

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