Anyone remember Kel-Am connectors?

[Jon Elson]

On 8/25/21 2:29 AM, Eric Smith via cctalk wrote:
> When I worked at Apparat around 1981, we used a lot of *male* IDC edge card
> connectors. I've almost never seen any since, and I couldn't remember the
> name of the vendor. I just found out that it was Kel-Am, but the internet
> knows almost nothing about them.
>
> Here's an example:
> https://www.elliottelectronicsupply.com/connectors/card-edge/male-card-edge-idc-connector-34-position-kel-am-idc34m.html
>
> T

We still use a lot of KEL connectors, originally sold in the 
US under the Robinson-Nugent brand, then acquired by 3M.  
Here's the right-angle board-mount connector :

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/3m/P50E-068P1-SR1-EA/1802260

Here's the IDC crimp cable end.

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/3m/P25E-068S-EA/1802218

I assume this is the same company.

Jon