John Griessen on the Tek list also sells extenders for both the TM50x and
the 7000 series of scopes. I have both sets from him. His are a little
more expensive than $20 a kit, but he includes the pre-cut and twisted
wires and the connectors.
Here's an image of his 7000 extender, soldered up:
http://ecosensory.com/tek/TEK_7K_FLEX_assy-011-sm.jpg
Mark
No connection with John's business, just a happy customer.
On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 1:59 AM, Mark Sims holrum@hotmail.com wrote:
I just finished laying out a small circuit board for building an extender
cable for the Tek TM500 series mainfames / modules. Prototypes are off
being fab'd at OSHPARK. Should be here in a couple of weeks. It uses two
39/40 pin ribbon cables (all the power pins use two wires)... e.g.
IDE/PATA disk drive cables.
I know LOTs of us have and use these venerable old workhorse machines.
They are well documented and easily maintained (particularly if you have
extender cables). Is there any interest in purchasing a kit of all parts
to build an extender cable. With a moderate amount of interest the price
looks like it would be around $20 per kit plus shipping (probably around
$6 for shipping in the US for as many that can be stuffed in a small
priority mail flat rate box... most serious TM500 users will want 2 cables
for the wide modules). Kit cables would be 18-19" long. TM500 extender
cables have been selling on Ebay for $150-$350!
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John Griessen on the Tek list also sells extenders for both the TM50x and
the 7000 series of scopes. I have both sets from him. His are a little
more expensive than $20 a kit, but he includes the pre-cut and twisted
wires and the connectors.
Here's an image of his 7000 extender, soldered up:
http://ecosensory.com/tek/TEK_7K_FLEX_assy-011-sm.jpg
Mark
No connection with John's business, just a happy customer.
On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 1:59 AM, Mark Sims <holrum@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I just finished laying out a small circuit board for building an extender
> cable for the Tek TM500 series mainfames / modules. Prototypes are off
> being fab'd at OSHPARK. Should be here in a couple of weeks. It uses two
> 39/40 pin ribbon cables (all the power pins use two wires)... e.g.
> IDE/PATA disk drive cables.
> I know LOTs of us have and use these venerable old workhorse machines.
> They are well documented and easily maintained (particularly if you have
> extender cables). Is there any interest in purchasing a kit of all parts
> to build an extender cable. With a moderate amount of interest the price
> looks like it would be around $20 per kit plus shipping (probably around
> $6 for shipping in the US for as many that can be stuffed in a small
> priority mail flat rate box... most serious TM500 users will want 2 cables
> for the wide modules). Kit cables would be 18-19" long. TM500 extender
> cables have been selling on Ebay for $150-$350!
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