26 Sep
2014
26 Sep
'14
12:54 p.m.
On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Jay West <jwest at classiccmp.org> wrote:
There were two sizes I know of within use at DEC. The Qbus/Unibus pin
size is rather ordinary for 30ga WW wire. I just use any of the tools
I know I've
seen this before, but I can't find it just now. I need a wire
wrap tool for
qbus/unibus. What size for those pins?
I guess I'd like to know as well.... I have a bucket of wire wrap tools, and
they all fit just perfect for unibus wirewrapping. I just assumed there was
only was size..... from the 1970s, including the hand-held tool from Radio
Shack.
ISTR older single-sided DEC module blocks (R-series logic, etc) used a
heavier wire and a fatter pin.
-ethan