Zoom remote cable.. Anyone got one?

Welease

Long shot this, but Zoom don't respond, and no local dealers seem to know about it or can order it..

I am looking for a remote cable to connect a Zoom 9150 valve DSP to a Zoom 8050 foot controller. I currently have them connected using a standard midi cable and this works fine, however it requires a seperate power supply for the 8050 which is annoying. The manual mentions an optional remote cable which carries power directly from the 9150, but I cannot find anyone who can supply one of these.

Anyone got one lying around?

Harry O'Sulliva

It's a standard S-Video cable (I'm 99% sure) and these are available in lots of lengths and reasonably cheaply. I use this unit and the same pedalboard and it's really very handy to have just the one lead!

Hope this helps!

Thanks

Harry

Primate

i have been searching for a cable for my 8050 pedal for the past few weeks. i can't believe i misplaced my cable! anyway, i recently purchased an s-video cable but it did not fit. still searching. if anyone has any leads, please share. i did find a site that gives downloadable (or printable) manuals for all zoom products (including the old stuff i have: 9030 and 8050).
i contacted samson, but they couldn't even give me the manuals. they said sorry, but my equipment was too old. i emailed zoom in japan, but have not heard back from them.
if anyone can help, i would appreciate it.
thanks.
mic

Welease

Yeah, I never managed to find out which cable worked, but it was definately not an s-video cable sadly.

Primate

hey,
was wondering if you ever found the cable, or a working substitute? i have not yet, but have been looking online (craig's list, etc). i am almost ready to give up my search and buy a new board. i actually saw an 8050 on ebay. i almost bought it because it came with the cord.
anyway, the search continues for the ever elusive 8-pin cord.
good luck.
mic

Welease

Sadly I never found one, so I just use the external power supply

Harry O'Sulliva

Sorry, looks like it wasn't an S-Video cable! That's a real shame, I thought it would work and I'm sorry if this sent anyone on a wild goose chase....

Remarkably, mine's still working after 12 years use (plugging and unplugging a couple of times a week at least). But, it won't work forever so I need to find a replacement too. I'm sure the plugs will be available (Farnell, RS etc) but making up such a lead would be a pain.

Pro DJ CD players often seperate the control unit from the CD drive itself and the connecting leads are similar size and pin layout.

Might be worth a shot?

If I get any further, I'll post here.

Once again, sorry for the confusion!

Thanks

Harry

Harry O'Sulliva

HI,

Ok, it’s called an 8 pin mini-din connector. There’s some info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector#8-pin. There are some 10ft male to male cables here: http://www.kvmgalore.com/shopping/category.php?category_id=4174&category_name=8-pin Mini-Din Serial Cables&kartSess= plus some extensions etc. The plugs themselves are here: http://cpc.farnell.com/1/1/18254-mini-din-plug-8-pin-8mp371.html and I guess any 9 way (to include the ring/ shield etc) cable should do the trick?

Hope this helps a bit. I’m feeling really bad about the flippant ‘just use an S Video lead’ answer I gave!

Thanks

Harry

jimi_t

Welease wrote: »

I currently have them connected using a standard midi cable and this works fine, however it requires a seperate power supply for the 8050 which is annoying. The manual mentions an optional remote cable which carries power directly from the 9150...

If you can get someone brave enough to butcher a standard cable and look at the pin-out you'll be able to figure it out very quickly. It's probably as simple as crossing either pin 1 or 3 to carry power.



4 and 5 do the data (well, to be pedantic about it pin4 = +5v) and 2 is the shield so I'm guessing 1 or 3 is your man - maybe get a multimeter with probes thin enough to stick into the DIN port of the 9150 to figure out whats giving you a voltage reading and you could work from that basis. It really can't be that hard!


EDIT : I see someone saying its an 8 pin connection; same theory will apply. I'm guessing the majority of those pins aren't connected to anything.