Homebrew PCBs

Jan,

Nope, Similar, but not flea clips.  Flea clips were also formed and 
sold in strips, but were "U"-shaped--think miniature garden trowel--
with two "ears--squarish at the top, and a hole to insert an off-
board wire.

Whjen we did point to point perfboard wiring, flea clips were king. I 
remember "graduating" to them from the much larger "Fahnstock" clips 
that my tiny young hands found easier to use! (The circuits got more 
complex at that point too<G>) 

What I'm talking about is a "socket", rolled from the parent strip 
into a tubular form, that will accept the lead of a dip or... Tinned 
phosphor bronze, same as many other connectors.

Ballendo 

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, JanRwl@A... wrote:
>One "kit vendor" I used to use during my infancy referred to these 
>as "flea clips".  I do NOT know if this was Molex's name for them, 
>or only THEIR nick-name.  Yeah, they are good for the odd 
>application, but TINNED BRASS?  Oh, it's OK for prototypes, etc., 
>but don't expect 7 out of 10 to retain good contact with all-16 or 
>24 IC-pins, etc., for a decade!
> 
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