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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Antoine DeschĂȘnes

That doesn't look like .100" cardedge connectors the edge is pretty 
short too. I saw some .156" and .200" that look like this.

Brendan Haley a \ufffdcrit :
> Here is a picture of one of the modules and you can see the edge 
> connector pretty well.
>  
> http://wbsps.kuzub.com/modules/wbsps%20-%20module%20-%20m466%20compressor%20010.jpg
>  
> I am trying to see if this guy says what the "pitch" of the connectors 
> is anywhere...or even maybe a supplier.
>  
>  
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* grantbt@... <mailto:grantbt@...>
>     *To:* vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
>     <mailto:vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com>
>     *Sent:* Monday, June 05, 2006 3:48 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?
>
>     It might be S-100 (or S100) bus.  I'm not familiar with your device,
>     but S-100 was kind of like ISA and is still pretty available (I
>     think).
>      
>     GB
>
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: Brendan Haley
>         Sent: Jun 5, 2006 12:41 PM
>         To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
>         <mailto:vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com>
>         Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?
>
>         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/
>          
>          
>          
>          
>
>             ----- Original Message -----
>             *From:* Antoine Desch\ufffdnes <mailto:antdes45@...>
>             *To:* vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
>             <mailto: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 \ufffdcrit :
>             > 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
>
>
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>

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