How to build an APC U.P.S. data cable.

[BrainEater]

Ok.

Let me start this out with a comment about this cable.

[rant]
For shame APC !

Doing the apple thing.....Proprietary cables to cash in....sheeesh.

35$ for this cable is theft.

[/rant]

Nice try tho..........I defy you !!!

The cable in question is the rj50 to USB data cable to connect an APC Uninteruptable Power Supply to the host computer.

This is a 10p10c modular phone connector.....looks like an ethernet plug but it's 10 pins.......that connects to a USB jack.

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Donor USB cable + connectors ;



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The pinouts can be found here : APC USB cable schematic pinout and signals @ pinouts.ru

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Finished cable ;



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That cost me 2$.

Srry APC.

[ipaine]

Sweet.

Now I have a different solution in case I lose my cables that I got with them.

[MpG]

So this is just a general data cable that they decided to use a RJ50 head for? This really is turning into the new profit-booster for the technology sector.

[BrainEater]

yep.

They usta do db-9 (serial) type jacks.......then they went to rj-45's for a few.......it was then they realized the mistake of using a std ethernet connector , and switched to the rj50's.....to cash in...

Rj50's are actually becoming hard to find too....I had to phone 3 places before I found em at Active electronics.


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The cable totally works !

It found new hardware etc....

I'm just gonna check out some software now....

[lemonlime]

Awesome!

I thought about doing this as well when I lost mine, but wound up finding it in the end. Wish they stuck with standard USB cables, but as mentioned, its pretty obvious that they are trying to cash-in on these at $35 a pop.

[Eagle Eye]

Still cost them even less based on the volume they produce them at, they're profit margins on those cables have to be in the 90-95 percentile.

[Realityshift]

Nerf APC.

[SkyChief]

My APC connection is a DB-9 and I have the APC 'signal' cable. This used to connect to my old PC. Now that I have a ASUS P6T Dlx and just realize there is no more serial connection jack anymore!

Do you think any of those USB to serial cable/adapter with the APC signal cable will work?

[BrainEater]

I really don't know.it's certainly possible.