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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Digest Number 986

2006-06-05 by Tom Virostek

Check on ebay...currently there is one source that has them for $4.50...

Tom


On Jun 5, 2006, at 3:02 PM, vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com wrote:

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>    1.  Re: Ensoniq Mirage help - need WD1772-02
>          From: "djbrow54" davebr@earthlink.net
>    2.  Re: Ensoniq Mirage help - need WD1772-02
>          From: "GB" grantbt@...
>    3.  edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "BRENDAN HALEY" b.haley@...
>    4.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Roy J. Tellason" rtellason@...
>    5.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Antoine Deschênes" antdes45@...
>    6.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
>    7.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "grantbt@..." grantbt@...
>    8.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Antoine Deschênes" antdes45@yahoo.ca
>    9.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
>    10.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
>    11.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Roy J. Tellason" rtellason@...
>    12.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Antoine Deschênes" antdes45@...
>    13.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
>    14.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
>    15.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Roy J. Tellason" rtellason@...
>    16.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
>    17.  Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>          From: "Roy J. Tellason" rtellason@...
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> Message: 1
>    Date: Sun Jun 4, 2006 7:05 pm (PDT)
>    From: "djbrow54" davebr@...
> Subject: Re: Ensoniq Mirage help - need WD1772-02
>
>
> Actually, some of the data lines were high and others were right in
> the middle.  I pulled the various ICs that were in sockets and now I
> can see valid highs and lows on the output of the eprom.  Putting the
> chips back in narrowed it down to the WD1772-02 FDC.  I lifted a data
> pin and monitored it with a scope while the CS-0 was high.  It's a
> hard high output.  I tried to pull it to ground with a 3K resistor and
> it's definitely not tri-state.
>
> Anyone know where I can get a WD1772-02 cheap or free?
>
> Dave
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> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "djbrow54" <davebr@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> It's a 68B09EP.
>>
>> While scoping the data lines of the eprom, D1 - D7 were always high.
>> D0 appeared to be always low.  Seems quite suspicious.
>>
>> I can try and find a programmer at work.  I'll take the ROM image.
>> Contact me offlist.
>>
>> Thanks. - Dave
>>
>>
>> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "GB" <grantbt@> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pin 36 is always low. One data sheet says this is MRDY, the
> other
>> says
>>>> it is AVMA.  MRDY makes no sense as the processor should be in a
>>>> constant wait state.  What is AVMA?  And, why the difference
>> between
>>>> these datasheets?
>>>
>>> I don't remember for sure but AVMA might be Address Valid.  Which
>>> means that the address lines have finished wiggling and are valid
>> for the
>>> upcoming access.  I don't recall this quirk being present on the
>> 6809 but
>>> I do recall it for the 6502 (VMA).  It was a signal that just
> needed
>> to
>>> be included in the address decoding.  Annoying.  Do you have a
> 6809
>>> or 6809E flavour of CPU?
>>>
>>> You might just have a bad EPROM or SRAM, though anything that
>>> hangs the data bus would toast you.
>>>
>>> I have a ROM image if you can find a way to burn a new EPROM.
>>>
>>> GB
>>>
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>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 6:17 am (PDT)
>    From: "GB" grantbt@...
> Subject: Re: Ensoniq Mirage help - need WD1772-02
>
>
> Maybe Jameco.com.  I'll look in my parts bin at work as I might
> have one.   It was a pretty common FDC at the time.
>
> GB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "djbrow54" <davebr@...>
> To: <vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 7:05 PM
> Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: Ensoniq Mirage help - need WD1772-02
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> Actually, some of the data lines were high and others were right in
> the middle.  I pulled the various ICs that were in sockets and now I
> can see valid highs and lows on the output of the eprom.  Putting the
> chips back in narrowed it down to the WD1772-02 FDC.  I lifted a data
> pin and monitored it with a scope while the CS-0 was high.  It's a
> hard high output.  I tried to pull it to ground with a 3K resistor and
> it's definitely not tri-state.
>
> Anyone know where I can get a WD1772-02 cheap or free?
>
> Dave
>
>
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "djbrow54" <davebr@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> It's a 68B09EP.
>>
>> While scoping the data lines of the eprom, D1 - D7 were always high.
>> D0 appeared to be always low.  Seems quite suspicious.
>>
>> I can try and find a programmer at work.  I'll take the ROM image.
>> Contact me offlist.
>>
>> Thanks. - Dave
>>
>>
>> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "GB" <grantbt@> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pin 36 is always low. One data sheet says this is MRDY, the
> other
>> says
>>>> it is AVMA.  MRDY makes no sense as the processor should be in a
>>>> constant wait state.  What is AVMA?  And, why the difference
>> between
>>>> these datasheets?
>>>
>>> I don't remember for sure but AVMA might be Address Valid.  Which
>>> means that the address lines have finished wiggling and are valid
>> for the
>>> upcoming access.  I don't recall this quirk being present on the
>> 6809 but
>>> I do recall it for the 6502 (VMA).  It was a signal that just
> needed
>> to
>>> be included in the address decoding.  Annoying.  Do you have a
> 6809
>>> or 6809E flavour of CPU?
>>>
>>> You might just have a bad EPROM or SRAM, though anything that
>>> hangs the data bus would toast you.
>>>
>>> I have a ROM image if you can find a way to burn a new EPROM.
>>>
>>> GB
>>>
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>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 8:51 am (PDT)
>    From: "BRENDAN HALEY" b.haley@rcn.com
> Subject: edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
> 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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>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 9:32 am (PDT)
>    From: "Roy J. Tellason" rtellason@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
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> 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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> Message: 5
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 12:30 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Antoine Deschênes" antdes45@...
> Subject: Re: 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
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> Message: 6
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 12:45 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
> Subject: Re: 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 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
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> Message: 7
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 12:48 pm (PDT)
>    From: "grantbt@..." grantbt@...
> Subject: Re: 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 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 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
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> Message: 8
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 12:55 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Antoine Deschênes" antdes45@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
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>
> 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/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Antoine Deschênes <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 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
>>
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> Message: 9
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:00 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
> 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@...
>   To: 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
>     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 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
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>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:05 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
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> Yeah, I did mean that.
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> But all is clear to me now!
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> This is quickly becoming my favorite mailing list.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Antoine Deschênes
>   To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 3:59 PM
>   Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?
>
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>   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/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Antoine Deschênes <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 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
>>
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>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:05 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Roy J. Tellason" rtellason@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
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> On Monday 05 June 2006 03:33 pm, Antoine Deschênes wrote:
>> 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.
>
> That is the most common use these days it seems,  but they also  
> made them with
> solder eyelets (for wires),  solder tails (for a backplane board),   
> and
> wire-wrap as well.  Dunno how easy they'd be to find these days,   
> though.
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> Message: 12
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:07 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Antoine Deschênes" antdes45@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
> 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 écrit :
>> 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 Deschênes <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 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
>>
>>
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> Message: 13
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:09 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
> The edge is longer than that. I think it is the angle of the photo.  
> It is a good half inch at least I think.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Antoine Deschênes
>   To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 4:09 PM
>   Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
>   That doesn't look like .100" cardedge connectors the edge is pretty
>   short too. I saw some .156" and .200" that look like this.
>
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> Message: 14
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:25 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
> FYI, DigiKey has a reasonably good selection of edge card  
> connectors going up to ".156" and with a variety of mounting formats.
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> Message: 15
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:26 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Roy J. Tellason" rtellason@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
> On Monday 05 June 2006 03:54 pm, Brendan Haley wrote:
>> 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%2
>> 0010.jpg
>>
>> I am trying to see if this guy says what the "pitch" of the  
>> connectors is
>> anywhere...or even maybe a supplier.
>
> (120 lines of "stuff" snipped...)
>
> 897,312 bytes,  no wonder it took a while to get here!  :-)
>
> I count 22 pins.  From the appearance of things they look to be spaced
> somewhat wider than what I'm assuming are chips on the boards  
> there.  If I'm
> right,  you're in luck,  and those are the 44-pin type with 0.156"  
> pitch that
> were more common than anything else.  You used to be able to get  
> those at
> Radio Shack -- dunno if you still can,  I doubt it,  though maybe  
> they can
> order them for you,  which they seem to want to do with a lot of  
> stuff these
> days.
>
> -- 
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> ablest -- form of life in this section of space,  a critter that can
> be killed but can't be tamed.  --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet  
> Masters"
> -
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> lies. --James
> M Dakin
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> Message: 16
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:46 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Brendan Haley" b.haley@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
>
>   (120 lines of "stuff" snipped...)
>
>   897,312 bytes,  no wonder it took a while to get here!  :-)
>
>
> Thanks. That picture is from the "Ward Beck Preservation Society"  
> webpage, so you can blame that guy for the size. You can blame me  
> for not trimming the email however.
>
> DigiKey has a pretty full selection of ".156" connectors....so  
> maybe I am getting lucky on this one.
>
> -brendan
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> Message: 17
>    Date: Mon Jun 5, 2006 2:05 pm (PDT)
>    From: "Roy J. Tellason" rtellason@...
> Subject: Re: edge card connectors supplier?
>
>
> On Monday 05 June 2006 04:37 pm, Brendan Haley wrote:
>> DigiKey has a pretty full selection of ".156" connectors....so  
>> maybe I am
>> getting lucky on this one.
>
> No surprise there,  that one particular size was more common than  
> anything
> else,  except for maybe the ones used on early floppy and hard  
> drives,  which
> got pretty common later on.
>
> I have a card cage sitting in storage that used a whole bunch of  
> those,  and
> keep thinking that one of these days I'm gonna build a bunch of audio
> processing modules to stick in there.
>
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