4 Jun
2003
4 Jun
'03
3:46 a.m.
Stuart,
the main difference is that the original connectors (and pins) contain a
locking mechanic that prevents the plug from sliding out when you pull
on the cable. To release the lock, you grab the connector housing and
pull, with no pull at the cable.
If you don't need the lock feature, regular 10-pin connectors are just fine.
Andreas
Ethan Dicks wrote:
--- "John A. Dundas III"
<dundas(a)caltech.edu> wrote:
--
Andreas Freiherr
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.vishay.com
Stuart,
At 11:53 PM -0700 6/2/03, Jochen Kunz wrote:
I have used both 10-pin IDC headers _and_ the old, black Berg headers
with the individual crimped pins. Given that the pins are on the order
of $0.45 each and the crimper is somewhat expensive, unless you plan
to make hundreds of connectors, you are probably going to want to go
with 10-pin ribbon cable and IDC connectors.
I don't know the brand names, but DEC used dark-blue and grey IDC
connectors, while the ones I saw commonly available were sky blue.
T&B?
I can't direct you to a source, unfortunately; I haven't bought any
in over 10 years.
-ethan On 2003.06.03 02:16 Stuart Johnson wrote:
I have a -J that I'd like to make work and I don't have cables either. I
might get a chance to try Jochen's suggestion this weekend, but not
before. Does anyone have a couple (2) of the AMP 10 pin
connectors (with
unused pins) used with the DLV-11J 4 port serial I/O boards or
know where I could purchase them?
Aren't this very common 10 pin IDC connectors? At least on my DLV-11J
clone from Sigma Systems. I used the usual 10 pin crimp connectors for
ribbon cable to make the cables.