[sdiy] Looking for improved MIDI Connectors

[Paul Perry]

----- Original Message ----- > I'm hunting for a PCB-mounting MIDI socket
(5-pin DiN, 180 degrees) which
> offers greater stability and a more rugged build than the usual types
found
> at, say, RS and Farnell.
>
If you expect real violence,  forget the PCB & go for a panel mount!

Otherwise, if it is just a one-off, I'd get the hot glue out.
The only way these can fail is if someone misaligns the input
and pushes the damn thing right off the PCB.
The glue will stop them.

paul perry Melbourne Australia