I'm cheap and looking to save a buck.

[MrWild]

Mesa want's $15 for each screw terminal junction block and $15 for each 50 pin cable that runs between the 5120 and 7i33T and 7i37T boards. Are there cheaper sources of T24 terminal blocks and 50 pin cables? When you add up 4 terminal blocks and two cables, that is $90 for what seems like cheap odds and ends. It's kind of obvious where Mesa makes the profits.

Where does a guy go for what looks like $20 worth of parts at the most?

[samco]

the 50 pin cables are the same as what is used for older SCSI drives. Maybe local used computer stores? ebay? Or befriend you local computer guru. As far as the terminal strips.. I don't know.

sam

[samco]

this
http://www.winfordeng.com/products/brk2x25.php
and
http://www.daqstuff.com/50_pin_breakout_500013.htm

For 50 pin breakout boards.

sam

[MrWild]

Holy crap! LOL So the Mesa screw blocks for the 7i33T and 7i37T are deals? Wow. I just threw away some SCSI cables last month too. I do have a friend that may have so e SCSI cables though. Thanks for the info.

[Seb]

I'm not sure about about the 7i33 and the 7i37, but the Mesa board I'm familiar with alternate signal and ground on their 50-pin ribbon cables. This means you can use twisted-pair ribbons like this one.