Woods 5984 25-Pin DB25 Male to Male Switch Box Cable 10 ft Serial Parallel

Woods 5984 25-Pin DB25 Male to Male Switch Box Cable 10 ft Serial Parallel

The Woods 5984 is a 25-pin DB25 male-to-male straight-through switch box cable, 10 feet in length. It carries all 25 conductors straight through from one DB25 male connector to the other, making it suitable for connecting a computer or other device to a switch box in any serial or parallel application. This cable is new and in its original sealed retail packaging.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Woods
• Model: 5984
• Connector Type: DB25 (25-Pin D-Sub) Male to Male
• Cable Length: 10 feet
• Number of Conductors: 25
• Wiring: Straight-through
• Compatible Interface: Serial (RS-232) and Parallel
• Application: Switch box cable for serial or parallel device switching
• Warranty: Lifetime Warranty (per manufacturer packaging)
• Includes: Cable only, in original sealed retail packaging

Applications

DB25 male-to-male straight-through switch box cables like the Woods 5984 are used to connect computers, printers, and other peripherals to manual or electronic switch boxes that share a single device among multiple hosts — or multiple devices from a single host. The DB25 connector was the standard interface for RS-232 serial ports and Centronics-compatible parallel printer ports on PCs from the late 1970s through the 1990s, and equipment using these interfaces remains common in legacy industrial, laboratory, and office environments. Switch box setups with this cable type are still found in manufacturing, data acquisition, and lab automation settings where older serial or parallel instruments are in active use alongside modern systems.