Date   : Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:19:40 +0100
From   : mike@... (Mike Tomlinson)
Subject: Tube 40 way cable

In article <513491FEB69EAE47A81E1B6158AAF3DF299508 at spitfire.Top-
Banana.local>, Andrew Livens <Andy@...> writes

>    Anyone know if you can replace this with a longer length of cable 
>    without issues ?

I replaced mine with a home-made 1m cable with no issues, but then I
seemed to be lucky with my Beeb.  Also had a very long extension cable
on a ROM socket.  Must have been an RF nightmare :-)

>    I?m presuming standard 40 way IDC stuff is OK too ?

Yeah, it's fine.  Just take your time and be careful and patient with
the crimping (I assume you've going to use a vice).  Make sure the plug
is square on to the cable - nothing looks worse than one that is
slightly skewiff.

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