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size=2 face=Arial>Those look interesting, but I wonder how hard they would be to
solder by hand, and how strong the resulting connection would be? I
see that the pins are staggered such that adjacent pins point in opposite
directions, so that would make it stronger. Maybe I'll order some of these
and give them a try. Thanks, Nathan!</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Synth-diy
[mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Nathan
Trites<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 07, 2017 11:43 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
SDIY List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [sdiy] pin headers on the wrong side of a
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<DIV dir=ltr>If this isn't for an existing board, TE and probably other
companies make surface mount MTA headers.
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<DIV>e.g. <A
href="https://www.digikey.com/short/qcz5tm">https://www.digikey.com/short/qcz5tm</A></DIV>
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<DIV>- Nathan<BR></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 1:43 AM, David G Dixon <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:dixon@mail.ubc.ca"
target=_blank>dixon@mail.ubc.ca</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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class=gmail_quote>Hey Team,<BR><BR>I love using MTA-100 connectors to wire
panel components to PCBs, as they<BR>make life so much easier than directly
wiring to the PCB. However, I'd like<BR>to be able to use them on the
wrong side of the PCB. In other words, I'd<BR>like to be able to put
an MTA pin header on the solder-side of a<BR>single-sided PCB.<BR><BR>Does
anyone know of a product that would work for that? I know that
it's<BR>pretty straightforward to solder long breakaway pins so that there
is a lot<BR>of pin sticking out on the solder side of the PCB, and a female
header can<BR>be slid over these pins (this sort of arrangement can be found
in old ARP<BR>synths such as the Odyssey, for example). However, I
also want to have the<BR>locking flap that prevents the female from sliding
off of the pins. Do they<BR>sell the MTA pin header plastic housings
without pins in them that can be<BR>slid over long breakaway
pins?<BR><BR>Basically, I want to solder panel components (pots, switches,
etc) onto a<BR>single-sided PCB, with the solder side facing away from the
panel, but have<BR>pin headers on the back of the PCB for easy access from
the back. Is this<BR>doable? I know that ribbon cable connectors
could work this way, but I'm<BR>more interested in MTA
connectors.<BR><BR>Thanks and cheers,<BR>Dave
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