Vintage Synth Repair

On Monday 05 June 2006 11:51 am, BRENDAN HALEY wrote:
> OK, I realize it is not a "synth" per se, but we have some old
> Ward Beck console modules we want to mount up and use, but
> they have big giant old school edge card connectors. My
> question is, does anyone here know of a supplier for larger
> size edge card connector sockets....I think you guys should
> know what I am talking about (i.e. more like an ISA card than
> a PCI card....)
>
> I know I needed one for my mellotron a while back and was
> having trouble finding them....and ended up just getting one
> from Streetly.
>
> Also, what is the correct terminology for edge card sizes
> besides pin number? Like is there some parameter that
> describes the "size" of the card or the pins....like is the
> bigger edge card connector like an "eighth inch pin" or
> something like that? Or in other words what am I "searching" for?

Those are specified according to whether they're one or both sides,  the 
number of pins,  and the pin spacing.  For example I have one sitting here 
that's a 44-pin (2 sides),  I think 0.156" pin spacing.  That one in 
particular was *real* common.  Other spacings seem to have been 0.125" and 
0.100",  but I'm sure there were others besides.

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