Optical/Toslink length advice

thebaron · 20th September 2010

Hey guys,
I recently stepped up to an aurora 8 to use with my digi 002r. In order to provide ventilation above and below the aurora, I'd like to move my digi from my rack to a spot under my desk. This would free up some rack space and the digi is really only being used as a big dongle anyway.

My question is about the toslink connection. I'll need to use 9' +/- length toslink cables if I move the digi out of the rack. I just bought some 3' thinking it would be mounted close but it just doesn't make sense to take up valuable rack space with something that's just sitting there.

Will the extra distance of using 9' cables degrade the signal? If a 3' connection will be an improvement I can make it work, however, if there's no difference then I'll have some extra rack space.

Thanks for your advice.

mojojojo · 20th September 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebaron

Hey guys,
I recently stepped up to an aurora 8 to use with my digi 002r. In order to provide ventilation above and below the aurora, I'd like to move my digi from my rack to a spot under my desk. This would free up some rack space and the digi is really only being used as a big dongle anyway.

My question is about the toslink connection. I'll need to use 9' +/- length toslink cables if I move the digi out of the rack. I just bought some 3' thinking it would be mounted close but it just doesn't make sense to take up valuable rack space with something that's just sitting there.

Will the extra distance of using 9' cables degrade the signal? If a 3' connection will be an improvement I can make it work, however, if there's no difference then I'll have some extra rack space.

Thanks for your advice.

good sturdy connections etc and you'll be fine !

thebaron · 20th September 2010

Good news, thanks. I'd rather have my digidongle under my monitor and my usable hardware in my rack!

pan · 20th September 2010

I used 6x 15m toslink between Raydat and SSL Alphalink - no problem!

20th September 2010	#1
thebaron Gear addict Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 377 Thread Starter	Optical/Toslink length advice Hey guys, I recently stepped up to an aurora 8 to use with my digi 002r. In order to provide ventilation above and below the aurora, I'd like to move my digi from my rack to a spot under my desk. This would free up some rack space and the digi is really only being used as a big dongle anyway. My question is about the toslink connection. I'll need to use 9' +/- length toslink cables if I move the digi out of the rack. I just bought some 3' thinking it would be mounted close but it just doesn't make sense to take up valuable rack space with something that's just sitting there. Will the extra distance of using 9' cables degrade the signal? If a 3' connection will be an improvement I can make it work, however, if there's no difference then I'll have some extra rack space. Thanks for your advice.

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pan Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Hamburg Posts: 1,536	I used 6x 15m toslink between Raydat and SSL Alphalink - no problem!