[sdiy] DIY Tascam sync cables?

[Joel B]

Hi, I managed to acquire a pile of Tascam Da78hr and da98hr recorders with low (200) hours for a very low price. It would cost a whole lot more to buy the PW-88s sync cables for these at current eBay prices than I paid for all the decks, and that doesn't even count the audio snakes I'll have to buy or build. 

I can't find a pinout for the PW-88s sync cables or the terminator plug so. So I want to disassemble a working cable so I can learn how it is wired. 

Any suggestions on:

How best to take a plastic sealed db15 end-piece apart 

Best/cheapest place to order the parts to build my own cables

Are there db15 sockets that allow you to remove the pins you don't use?

How I might go about building a db15 terminator for the chain?

Joel



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