[sdiy] Pro-One keyboard connector replacement suggestions please

[The SynthiMuse]

FWIW, The IEC-approved way of dealing with this is to drill holes in to a
bare section of the pcb at both ends of the connector then use lacing cord
to hold the connector in place.

Cheers

Gerry



On Thu, 18 Apr 2024, 08:28 Tom Wiltshire, <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I've currently got my Sequential Pro-One apart for a service, and one of
> the problems it has is that the keyboard connector sometimes falls out of
> the socket on the PCB if the synth gets moved about. Over time, it works
> loose and drops out.
>
> The connectors at both ends are simple 16-pin DIP sockets, connected by a
> ribbon cable with IDC ribbon-to-DIP plugs on the end. It's about as cheap
> as it can be. At some point in the past I replaced the DIP socket on the
> PCB with a turned-pin one, which helps a bit.
>
> What I'm wondering is if anyone knows of a better connector that would fit
> the same DIP16 footprint? Something more secure would be an upgrade.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>
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