21 Jun
2004
21 Jun
'04
5:35 a.m.
The fan out can become an issue. The springs were
typically light weight and
were stretched enough to snuggly hold one wire between each coil. Back then
connector densities were not that high, so it was common to see a leg which
split into 2-3-4 tails to handle the physical connectors. When larger
wuantities were involved, it sometimes bacame necessary to make the wires
over-long and then trim (strip and tin) the ends after removing from the
board.
I have at least one connector with 55 pins, so the fan would become quite
a problem, even with 22ga wire.
You could use some craft type paper, or do it on the
computer and generate
the output to a large format plotter. Not sure where you are based, but here
in the US, most Kinko's can print a large format sheet for a somewhat
reasonable price.
Kraft paper would be easier and cheaper since I've already got a huge roll
of it.
g.