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schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster) wrote:

>In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.960308133424.3754C-100000-100000-100000@leonis.nus.sg>,
>>	Is there a method to use an external scsi to parallel converter 
>>on a scsi zip drive? Know if such things exist, where I can get one?

>Reposted for the fourteen quadrillionth time:

>Several people have asked about the possibility of transporting the SCSI
>ZIP drive to PC's having no SCSI host ... in particular whether there is a
>way to use a parallel port adaptor.

>The Adaptec [Trantor] MiniSCSI series won't work by themselves, since 
>they draw power from the SCSI device and the ZIP drive does not 
>provide TRMPWR.

Isn't there a way to pick up +5V and connect it to the
MiniSCSI?

>It's pretty obvious that the PPA-3 requires 5 VDC, tip positive, at some
>small current draw. However, looking inside it is apparent that there is
>**NO** regulation or reverse polarity protection on this plug. So be very
>careful what you connect, or you could easily fry the PPA-3 ... a cheap
>unregulated wall wart would be asking for trouble.

Isn't there +5V regulated at some connector on the back of a
PC??

Thanks,
Pete