It is a 6 pin IDP connector. Rectangular. One
can make up a tail to
get to it by using a 6 pin IDP and a short ribbon cable.
I don't think it is. I agree it's the same spacing (I thought it was
If it is a 0.1" matrix, then I think one of the standard suppliers (maybe
Farnell) do something that will fit. Probably made by AMP or Molex.
I've seen such connectors used in 5.25" hard drives and the like. If
you've got a headcrasshed one, it might be worth seeing if you can raid a
connecotr and cable from it.
smaller, but I just measured the one on my 6150
monitor), but I don't
think there's room at the ends for the clamps that hold an insulation
displacement block together.
It's polarised by the overlap of the metal shell, and the rubber
moulding around it, not by any of the keys normally found on IDCs.
Since you're the only person likely to be plugging it in, can;'t you just
mark it 'Top' or something?
-tony