[sdiy] Does Such A Socket Exist????

[Pete Niedermayr]

Why not solder some  pig tails  to an off the shelf socket, add some heat
shrink tubing on each lead to prevent shorting and a larger piece of h/s
tubing over the pair of leads but don't shrink the last layer yet. solder
your new socket to the PCB and orientate it to accommodate available space
and to make it accessible then shrink the last layer of h/s. This should
keep it in place.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BrightBoy" <jdec at mindspring.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:43 PM
Subject: [sdiy] Does Such A Socket Exist????


> Hey Gang!
>
> Here's the scenario:
>
> Quite a few pro/consumer electronics companies, in attempt to save money,
> merely use a coin-style batterie with built-in solder leads instead of a
> socket/battery combination.
>
> When these style of batteries die, most techies (myself included) will
want to
> replace the coin-style battery with a socket to make battery replacement
in
> the future a trivial task.
>
> HOWEVER, all the coin-style battery sockets that I've run across don't
have
> the same lead spacing as the coin-style batteries with built-in leads.
>
> In some cases (real estate permitting on the PCB) I've been able to kludge
> together a small proto-board that contains a coin-style socket that is
wired
> to two long wire wrap pins (at the proper spacing).  While this works, it
> isn't the cleanest nor smallest solution.
>
> Does anyone know if retro-fit coin-style sockets exist that have the same
> lead spacing as the coin-style batteries with built-in leads????
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
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