[sdiy] Big Stumbling Block in Synth Project

[blacet at blacet.com]

Progressive lenses in your glasses and 2 to 3X drugstore reading glasses
popped on over them. Works for me. Comes out to 5 to 6 X magnification on
those catalog pages. That is some truly fine print!


> For the last several days I have been doing the detail work on the
> schematic for my new synth project.  Things like part values, PCB
> footprints, and catalog numbers for Mouser and Digikey.  The problem I
> am having is that I used to use these AMP connectors that are 2 X xx
> pins.  (you know, 5,7,10, etc) that have a plastic shroud.  I have old
> BOMs so I was looking up part numbers from those.  To my horror, I have
> discovered that those parts no longer exist.  OK, not too bad, just look
> through the catalog and find some substitutes.  Well, for me, that is
> easier said than done.  When I had all my vision, I could barely read
> the Digikey catalog, and the Mouser was only slightly better.  But with
> the loss of my vision, even with a magnifier, it is imposible.
> Ah...download the electronic version and use my screen reader.
> Oppss...No good.  Adobe Acrobat knows I have accessibility software
> running on my computer, so it processes the PDFs before I read them.  In
> the process, it crashes....
>
> All I can say is GRRR....
>
> Well, there is always more than one way to skin a CATalog.
>
> -Jim
>
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