Re: Strange RS232 Wiring

From: Mark Haase (mehaase_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 03/15/05 

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:22:38 -0500

In article <d158rf$346$1@sparta.btinternet.com>,
 "Costas Vlachos" <c-X-vlachos@hot-X-mail.com> wrote:

> I had a similar experience. I bought one like in your picture from eBay and
> it didn't work. Was recognised by the system as a COM port, but there were
> no signals coming out of the serial connector! I contacted the seller who
> then sent me a different one which looks similar but without the thumb
> screws. This one works perfectly with no problems at all. As to the purpose
> of the "NBT/BT" adapter that came with it (wiring in my original message), I
> still don't know what it's for. The cable works fine without it.

Haha, I too bought a suspicously similar looking USB->RS-232 cable. Mine
worked intermittently but only with certain devices. I shelved it. 

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