Length of PC interface cable and possition of diodes.


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Length of PC interface cable and possition of diodes.



        I just "finished" building the PC-Interface cable and am
attempting to test it with "linktest.com" and "lc85.com".  Linktest
didn't work at first, so I shortened my cable from about 5 feet, to
about 3 feet.  Linktest then began working properly.
        Now, I've tried using lc85 with little success.  It works
about 5% of the time, and fails the other 95% (it's worked 3 times).
I was wondering if this could be caused by the cable being too long
(not that linktest works 100% of the time now).

        My setup is a bit different from what the docs say.  I have my
diodes wired into the circuit close to the calculator, rather than
close to the computer.  But, if this were causing a problem, I'd
believe linktest would also fail.

        I have a ti-85 and a ti-86. Of the three times lc85 worked,
the TI-85 was plugged in.  They both work fine when linked together.

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