16 May
2010
16 May
'10
5:38 p.m.
On Sun, 16 May 2010, Steven Hirsch wrote:
Alternately, what other approaches have folks used?
The TRS80 sometimes had edge connector issues (corrosion, etc.)
For a while, there was a company making gold-plate MALE edge connector IDC
connectors (34 and 40 pin); with a few inch long "edge connector
extension", it was possible to significantly reduce the frequency of
connecting and disconnecting the edge connectors. With some dremeling
away of the female connector, it was possible to solder small wires to the
connections.
For a little while, a similar looking male edge connector was available
without staggered pins, that could be shoved onto the flaky edge connector
and soldered.