Alto II keyset connector plug identification

Peter Corlett abuse at cabal.org.uk
Thu Aug 20 02:35:18 CDT 2020


On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 04:38:49PM +1000, Steve Malikoff via cctalk wrote:
[...]
> I had a thought, that if the pin spacing was on par with say a common 15-pin
> VGA male connector I could buy a bunch of dirt cheap Golden Dragon ones, set
> them up in the mill and run a high speed slitting saw diagonally between the
> pins (right though the block and metal surround in one go), and just add a
> plastic spacer to bump it out to the length of the 19-pin. After all there
> are only 6 pins used, and of those, just one (assuming common) that would be
> on the extended bit.

Cutting-down a DA-26 might be a better bet, and they're only pennies more
expensive than the DA-15 VGA connector.



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