HP-IL cable clones?

[Katie Wasserman]

(01-11-2015 03:43 AM)Dave Frederickson Wrote:  Agreed. Shapelock is a cheesy solution compared to 3D printing. Personally I've searched for these parts in the U.S. using Octopart and FindParts and the prices are still around $2.50USD per pin. Looking forward to an update to this thread.

Not surprising. These are "twist pins" made for military interconnects that sell for around $100 for a 9-pin D connector. While there are manufacturers other than Cannon for twist pins they are all equally expensive. I think that the only way to bring down the cost would be to find some other pin and socket connector that has the same diameter and offers a snug fit. I don't think that this will be easy. Regular RS-232 pins are too large (about 1 mm), BTW.