Vintage Synth Repair

----- Original Message -----

From: Antoine Deschênes

To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 3:59 PM

Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

Center to center. (Or left to left, or right to right)

When you say edge to edge, I suppose you mean left to right?

Brendan Haley a écrit :
> Is the spacing measured from the edge of one contact to the edge of
> the next? Or is it from the center of each contact? I don't have them
> with me here at work, but you can all be assured of the fact that I
> WILL be measuring these when I get home :)
>
> I found these people, who look promising
>
> http://www.micro-plastics.com/
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Antoine Deschênes
> *To:* vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
>
> *Sent:* Monday, June 05, 2006 3:33 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?
>
> Just searched a bit, here's what I found.
>
> These are card-edge connectors. If the spacing is like an ISA
> card, it's
> 0.1" or 2.54mm. There are some at Mouser. The only thing is that
> they're
> almost all to mount on ribbon cables.
>
> BRENDAN HALEY a écrit :
> > 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?
> >
> > Much appreciated,
> >
> > -brendan
>