HP-IL cable clones?

[Hans Brueggemann]

(06-14-2014 04:02 PM)Dave Frederickson Wrote:  My suggestion is to find some suitable pins and insert them into the HP-IL connector. Then push some Shapelock thermoplastic around the pins and a little into the connector receptacle. Once the thermoplastic sets it'll hold the pins in place and act as a housing. Easy peasy.
Dave

thanks for bringin this up, dave!
instead of SHAPELOCK, the european reader may give this substance a try: POLYCAPROLACTON, about EUR 20 per kilogram, comes in pellets form and is easily processed in a cup of hot water from a "senseo".

hans