28 Apr
2014
28 Apr
'14
6:03 p.m.
On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 05:26:39PM +0000, Jack Rubin wrote:
I've asked this before but it seems like time to
ask again. I'd like to
make some _proper_ DEC-style cables with round shielded cable and true
BERG headers on the end(s).
Not the same BERG but I have used:
102387-9 housing with 87667-2 or 6-87756-8 contacts (lots of different
contacts with different plating and cost) (Digikey etc)
XG5N-401 with XG5W-0231 (Mouser etc)
These have extra plastic on the ends so I didn't have problems with
mismating the 40 pin version. They do have the polarizing key though it
snips off reasonably easily.
When making a cable with just the signals needed for RS-232 the connector
doesn't stay mated that well if cable is wiggled. Putting some extra
contacts in helps.