Profibus Cable

[dynamicboy 1]

Dear Friends;

Good day. we have CNC grinding machine with S 7-300 control system. The profibus cable run about 25 meter around the machine. In that length 2 meter wire found short. Please guide me 

1. Is change the cable completely??

2. Can i make a joint by buy 2 meter cable only? If Yes how i join the cable by using profibus connector or simply as twist the conductor with each other?

 

Regards

[Crossbow 294]

Replace the entire bad section of cable.  Splicing communication wires can lead to noise and lost communication.