KENTEK 6FT DB25 to CN36 Parallel Printer Cable - 28 AWG RS-232 Uni-Directional Male to Male Centronics 25C Port - Compatible with IBM PC, Dot Matrix & Laser Printers (Ideal for Office, Warehouse & Industrial Printing Needs)

The cable I received is not wired correctly as a parallel printer cable.This cable wires pins 1-25 of the DB25 connector to pins 1-25 of the Centronics connector. This misses some of the defined signals, including FAULT and INPUT PRIME. Worse, it shorts out pin 18, which is a +5V supply pin from the printer on many popular printers. This prevents my printer from turning on with the cable connected to a standard printer port, and could easily damage the printer's power supply.