[sdiy] backplane connector recommendation?

[Tim Parkhurst]

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Ingo Debus <igg.debus at t-online.de> wrote:
>
> Am 10.02.2011 um 09:31 schrieb Tim Parkhurst:
>
>> I was thinking of using ISA or PCI style PC
>> motherboard connectors.
>
> I wouldn't use a connector where the PCB itself is the plug in a DIY
> project. Unless the plug part of the PCB is gold plated, it's unreliable.
>
> There are also smaller (and cheaper) versions of DIN 41612 connectors than
> the standard 64 or 96 pins.
>
> Ingo

Gold-plated fingers are an option (although I don't know the pricing
yet) on the PCBs I get from my board house, so that should be fairly
easy to work out.

Tim (Goldfingers) Servo
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