So when I was fixing a disc printer/duplicator I accidentally pulled out or broke a cable. Please bear in mind I know very little about electronics, when I say "fixing" I literally mean unscrewing a couple of screws and replacing the DVD drive inside the duplicator, what would normally be a simple operation. I think when I re-put on the casing it must have caught the cable that controls the print tray. I have ordered up a replacement AVM 20624 80c 60v VW-1 F 4 pin cable but it will take a week to get to me, so in the mean time I am very curious if it will likely fit or even work.
Below are some images, the first 2 are showing the cable after it broke, the next 2 images are showing what it should look like in a unbroken machine. I have 2 of these disc duplicator printers but I am terrified of touching the working one as it is an important device and very expensive, so my back-up one is now the main and only working one. But I risked opening it up to just take a photo. What I find curious is on the working one it looks like the ends are folded up in the sockets, unless I am mistaken. Do the ends have to be curled/folded up to fit in there ? Maybe I am viewing it wrong, I don't dare pull the cable out. Also does it matter about which ends goes where, or are they like a SATA cable where it doesn't matter ?
Any ideas if replacing this cable will likely fix things ? Also how much does a different length cable matter ? For instance, if I used a 15cm cable to replace a 10cm cable, will the attenuation or speed be much different ? Given it is all robotics timing does matter as the disc goes from the disc drive to the print tray all in sequence and is timed.
Thanks for any help.
![pic4.jpg pic4.jpg](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/131/131055-ab92c4b436fbe3c2683d1fe8e86da27c.jpg)
![pic1.jpg pic1.jpg](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/131/131057-9d9deaf0d47318c69d729ea7ab0d40cf.jpg)
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Below are some images, the first 2 are showing the cable after it broke, the next 2 images are showing what it should look like in a unbroken machine. I have 2 of these disc duplicator printers but I am terrified of touching the working one as it is an important device and very expensive, so my back-up one is now the main and only working one. But I risked opening it up to just take a photo. What I find curious is on the working one it looks like the ends are folded up in the sockets, unless I am mistaken. Do the ends have to be curled/folded up to fit in there ? Maybe I am viewing it wrong, I don't dare pull the cable out. Also does it matter about which ends goes where, or are they like a SATA cable where it doesn't matter ?
Any ideas if replacing this cable will likely fix things ? Also how much does a different length cable matter ? For instance, if I used a 15cm cable to replace a 10cm cable, will the attenuation or speed be much different ? Given it is all robotics timing does matter as the disc goes from the disc drive to the print tray all in sequence and is timed.
Thanks for any help.
![pic4.jpg pic4.jpg](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/131/131055-ab92c4b436fbe3c2683d1fe8e86da27c.jpg)
![pic1.jpg pic1.jpg](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/131/131057-9d9deaf0d47318c69d729ea7ab0d40cf.jpg)
![IMG_20230715_003439.jpg IMG_20230715_003439.jpg](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/131/131058-4d70e64085878bb40b9441b52c3a658b.jpg)
![IMG_20230715_003715 (2).jpg IMG_20230715_003715 (2).jpg](https://www.electro-tech-online.com/data/attachments/131/131059-8151db5c7e20f695c404df5e8622fb3f.jpg)