What kind of cord does a SCSI Zip drive need?

[EvieSigma]

I recently acquired a SCSI Zip drive from a thrift store, but it didn't come with either its power or data cables. The power cable should be easy enough to replace, but what kind of data cable do I need? Would a straight-through DB25 to DB25 parallel cable work?

 

[chelseayr]

well parallel and "apple maligned" scsi had grounding placed in different pins so its hard to say for 100% if an official parallel cable would work or not

anyone else care to further this thread?

 

[macuserman]

I have a dead one that has a cable and powersupply I’m willing to send for the cost of shipping. Not that it’s what you asked but will solve your problem of figuring out what it is lol.

 

[MacKilRoy]

I believe the SCSI cable is straight through, and parallel has some crossing of pins.

 

[EvieSigma]

I have a dead one that has a cable and powersupply I’m willing to send for the cost of shipping. Not that it’s what you asked but will solve your problem of figuring out what it is lol.

I mean, that sounds like a good deal to me! I don't even know if this drive works because, being SCSI, I can't just borrow the cable from my parallel Zip 100 drive and expect it to work.

 

[Tom2112]

This is the one I've been using with my Zip drive. From Amazon - $9 - you can't beat it.
Is it as high quality as my "original" 25-pin SCSI cable from back in the day? No, probably not. But it works. I have heard that lengths under 6 feet can cause timing issues, so if I were buying another one, I wouldn't get the 3 foot one.
It's just a 25-pin DIN male to male - straight through cable.
https://amzn.com/gp/product/B07JPDWNKY/

 

[ScutBoy]

This is the one I've been using with my Zip drive. From Amazon - $9 - you can't beat it.
Is it as high quality as my "original" 25-pin SCSI cable from back in the day? No, probably not. But it works. I have heard that lengths under 6 feet can cause timing issues, so if I were buying another one, I wouldn't get the 3 foot one.
It's just a 25-pin DIN male to male - straight through cable.
https://amzn.com/gp/product/B07JPDWNKY/

I may be wrong, but isn't lengths over 6 feet? I think a SCSI chain can be too long, but not too short.

 

[Tom2112]

I may be wrong, but isn't lengths over 6 feet? I think a SCSI chain can be too long, but not too short.

I'm not sure. I could be convinced either way... LOL All I know is my 3 footer works.

 

[MacKilRoy]

I think the longer the cable the more susceptible to signal degradation, as well as the quality of terminator at the end playing into it. I’ve had terminators that are more fussy with cable length than others. The best were those granite digital active ones back in the 90s.