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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "davesversion" <dave.bobb@...> wrote:
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> Has anyone seen any kind of dual card edge mounting that would slide in lengthwise?
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I'm not sure what you mean by "slide in lengthwise".
There are lots of connectors that can be used on the edge of card, and where the card can be slid into a slot where the connector mates at the back. The old standard for that was card edge, where there was a connector on the "mother" board at the back of the slots, and the edge of the PCB just slides into that connector. You can still find that type on floppy drives. The problem with them is that they are notoriously unreliable. They were used on Nintindo game cartridges if that tells you anything. ,o)
I've used DB9 and DB25 solder tail connectors with the PCB wedged in between the rows of connectors:
http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/serial/RCL1.htm (scroll down a bit for a picture of the board)
http://www.ecomorder.com/techref/ecomprice.asp?p=416012 In those cases, it isn't sliding into a slot, but I've seen that done before and it works pretty well. Male on one side and female on the other side. E.g. the Male on the card edge and the female at the back of the slot.
You can also use standard 1/10 headers on the edge of a card, and there are female connectors that can mount thought hole on the mother board. Have to have a really tight slot to align those.