From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@mac.com>

Date: April 21, 2009 1:55:18 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: firewire cables...

Hi Milton & others, I`m at present running a 10 metre 6p to 6p cable from the firewire 400 port on my Mac Mini to a Unibrain repeater/hub similar to this; http://www.unibrain.com/Products/p1394/FR400.htm

from that I have the ACC-01-2007 4.5 metre 6 pin to 9 pin locking IEEE-1394a to 1394b cable from the PGR development kit going to my Flea 2. I hope to also run a 3 metre 6p to 6p cable from the repeater/hub to my TIS DBK 21 A F04.AS. My question is this; Can I extend the cables running from the repeater/hub an extra 4.5 metres by adding a male to female firewire extension cable to each of the cameras? The extra length may be necessary when I move to my projected new telescope pad in the front garden. I already have one of the 4.5 metre extension cables but stopped using it a while ago when I had problems with the long connection-this was before obtaining the Unibrain repeater/hub. Mark.