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Slaphead <I@Baldy.com> wrote:

> I have a Global Village 33.6k modem with a 9 pin serial plug which I need
> to connect to an 8 pin socket.
> 
> The additional pin supplies power to the modem. I have converted an 8 pin
> extension lead (extra pin is not connected) and have a suitable 9V
> transformer.

You need 5V +/- 0.25V supplied to that extra pin AFAIK.  9V will
probably fry it.

> The circuit board has contacts for a standard power socket

Which circuit board?  What sort of power socket (I can find well over
100 power sockets in the catalogues behind me: there's no such thing as
a `standard' power socket)

> but one of the
> contacts leads to a blank connection (3) - where a switch would be? Should
> I bridge (1) and (3) to complete the circuit?
> 
> |----------------------|
> |  (1)  (2)  (3)     � | 
> |      SW1           � | 
> |----------------------|
> Area on board for switch?
> 
> Anyone tried this - will it work?  

You could try putting a plug and socket into the ADB and get 5V out that
way - feed it to the extra connection in the modem lead.

Rowland.

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