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Re: [Digital BW] OT polaroid sprintscan 45 scsi cables

2002-09-21 by Martin Wesley

Tim, Austin,

The specs say SCSI-2 so he could squeak by at 12'. Is there any risk of
increasing the chances of signal noise as the cable length gets that long?

Martin Wesley

http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html



----- Original Message -----
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] OT polaroid sprintscan 45 scsi cables


>
>
> > > Polaroid info says 1.5 feet - I'd really need ~12 feet.
> > > Any experience anyone ???
> >
> > I think you're SOL:
> > http://scsifaq.org:9080/scsi_faq/SCSICommandments.html
> >
>
> I doubt Polaroid says 1.5 FEET, meters more than likely.  I also doubt
that,
> since this unit is a SCSI II unit, but really behaves as a SCSI I unit.
I'd
> say you're fine with 12 feet, IF and ONLY IF you use ACTIVE termination,
> which I am hoping that scanner has internally.
>
> The page you quoted, Tim, says 1.5M for Fast SCSI, which I don't believe
> this scanner is, but it may very well be.  MOST scanners are barely SCSI
> II...
>
> I'll take a look at that scanners specs and see what it says.
>
> Austin
>
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