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edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by BRENDAN HALEY

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

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Roy J. Tellason

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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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Antoine Deschênes

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 :
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> 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

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Brendan Haley

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

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by grantbt@jps.net

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


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-----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
----- Original Message -----
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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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Brendan Haley

Here is a picture of one of the modules and you can see the edge connector pretty well.
I am trying to see if this guy says what the "pitch" of the connectors is anywhere...or even maybe a supplier.
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----- Original Message -----
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
----- Original Message -----
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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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Brendan Haley

Yeah, I did mean that.
But all is clear to me now!
This is quickly becoming my favorite mailing list.
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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/
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- 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
>

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Antoine Deschênes

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 \ufffdcrit :
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> 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
>

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Roy J. Tellason

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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ablest -- form of life in this section of space,  a critter that can
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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Brendan Haley

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.
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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.

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Antoine Deschênes

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 :
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> 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
>
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Roy J. Tellason

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.

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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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Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
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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M Dakin

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Brendan Haley


(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

Re: [vintagesynthrepair] edge card connectors supplier?

2006-06-05 by Roy J. Tellason

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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ablest -- form of life in this section of space,  a critter that can
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