creiman@headroom.ncsa.uiuc.EDU (Chuck Reiman) (02/13/91)
>From: U46837@UICVM.uic.edu >Subject: CONNECTORS >Message-Id: <1845C780200006C0@gacvx2.gac.edu> >Status: R > Lines: 23 > >To Franklin Wang and others troubled with connectors, get a DIGI-KEY >catalog. Just dial 1-800-DIG-IKEY and ask for one. They supply all >kinds of connectors including a "4-conductor, single row inline with >0.1" on center distance between pins" model, just what you would need >on the HP48 end of the wire I/O cable. I don't have the specific part >number on me, but I will order the part and report on it's successfulness >in use. DIGI-KEY also stocks RS-232 & many other connectors, chips, >components, and tons of other stuff. > EUG <u46837@uicvm> > No! Wait! The HP48 is .079" center to center (2mm). .1" will not work! DuPont sell .079" center connectors, but not in 4 pin size. I have been totally washed out trying to find a supplier who will sell a small quantity (read 1) of these connectors. HP knew exactly what they were doing when they chose that connector. Sneaky, sneaky... Charlie Reiman creiman@ncsa.uiuc.edu
egraeler@uceng.UC.EDU (Eric S Graeler) (02/13/91)
Maybe the elusive connecters could be found in a Newark catalog. I will have to check sometime later today in the EE lounge. Eric Graeler egraeler@uceng.uc.edu
kolstad@jomby.cs.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad) (02/14/91)
In article <7446@uceng.UC.EDU> egraeler@uceng.UC.EDU (Eric S Graeler) writes: > >Maybe the elusive connecters could be found in a Newark catalog. I will >have to check sometime later today in the EE lounge. > >Eric Graeler >egraeler@uceng.uc.edu Nope. Dead wrong. Wishful thinking. If you tell the friendly folks at Newark you want to buy 1,000, they might be able to accomodate you -- they are DuPont distributors. However, they certainly don't STOCK the metric DuPont connectors, so you're not going to be able to call them up and get just a couple... ---Joel Kolstad