A gender changer is a hardware device placed between two cable connectors of the same type and gender. An example is a cable connector shell with either two female or two male connectors on it (male-to-male or female-to-female), used to correct the mismatches that result when interconnecting two devices or cables with the same gender of connector. It is used especially for RS-232C ports in either the original DB-25 or the IBM AT DE-9 format. An electrical connector is a device for joining electrical circuits together. ... In electrical and mechanical trades and manufacturing, each of a pair of mating connectors or fasteners is conventionally assigned the designation male or female. ... RS-232 (also referred to as EIA RS-232C or V.24) is a standard for serial binary data interchange between a DTE (Data terminal equipment) and a DCE (Data communication equipment). ... DB-25 is a RS-232 D-shell connector, with a total of 25 pins across two rows. ... The IBM AT, more formally known as the PC AT or PC/AT, was IBMs third-generation PC, designed around the Intel 80286 microprocessor and released in 1984. ... The D-subminiature or D-sub is a common type of electrical connector used particularly in computers. ...
Alternative names for a gender changer are "gender bender", "gender blender", "gender mender" and "sex changer". It is sometimes called "homosexuality adapter", however, there appears to be some confusion as to whether a 'male homosexual adapter' has pins on both sides (is doubly male) or sockets on both sides (connects two males, thereby allowing a "male-male relationship"). Therefore, there seems to be good reason, even aside from professionalism, to avoid this particular term. Technically speaking a genderchanger is a small device or adaptor that changes the "sex" of computer cables. It has two sides with holes or two sides with pins, making any connection between port and computercable a possibility. The holes are female and the pins are male. Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ...
Genderchangers are used by engineers and technicians in the testing of circuits, and also in the building of specialized systems.
If a genderchanger cannot be found for a particular application, one can be devised using a length of cable with the necessary number of conductors, with shielding (if required), and two male or female connectors of the correct type for the application.
When wiring such a "homebrew" genderchanger, it is important to be certain that all the cable conductors are correctly wired to their counterparts in each connector.
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