29 Dec
2013
29 Dec
'13
11:54 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: 29 December 2013 19:36
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: MFM prototyping
fit
Another alternative would be to find single-pin
sockets for the wires
so
Either AMP or Molex (I forget which, maybe they bot do make a series of
conencotrs conssiting of a chell and indificual pin contacts, the contacts completely around the header pins. You can buy a box
of the contacts,
solder
wires to them (assuming you don't ahve the correct
crimp
tool) and insulate them with heat-shrink sleeving. Then push them onto the
header pins.
Maplin (of all people) do a set of 'PC extension wires) or some sumch make
whcih have single-pin socket at one end and a sninge-pin plug at hte
other.
Those would appear to be ideal, the socket will fit
over the heder pin,
the
plug will go into a solderless breadboard (I've
used them as such). The
only
problem is they are about \pounds 4.00 for a pack of
8.
I tried to search for these on the Maplin web site and I can't find them. Do
you happen to know the Maplin code for them?
that I could connect wires directly to the IDC
header on the MicroVAX
2000 system board on an individual basis. I have searched for these
but not found anything, do these things have a name?
I suppose I could just buy or make a simple 60-way ribbon cable and
push the wires from the breadboard into the socket on the ribbon cable.
I think that's what I'd do.
-tony