cctalk Digest, Vol 90, Issue 7 - Re: DEC H500 Digital Computer Lab

[Tom Hunter]

Hi Gerhard,

Yes - these look good but the price is much higher than what I paid. As I
no longer work, modifying the cheap Chinese banana plugs was viable. If you
still work and are time limited then the Pomona plugs may be the better
option. It may be best to get a small number first to try before committing
to a larger order.

Best regards
Tom



On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 1:06 AM DI Gerhard Kreuzer <
gerhard.kreuzer at liftoff.at> wrote:

> Hi Tom,
>
> what do you think about this parts:
>
> Microsoft Word - D5936.doc (mouser.at)
> <https://www.mouser.at/datasheet/2/159/D5936-1514588.pdf>
>
> Looks like 0.09" diameter.
>
> With best regards
>
> Gerhard
>
> Zitat von Tom Hunter <ccth6600 at gmail.com>:
>
> Hi Gerhard,
>
> I used the following banana plugs:
>
> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002907717547.html
>
> Please note that only about 30% of the plugs I received were a good fit.
> The rest I had to modify.
>
> I had to remove the barrel shaped contact spring and compress it carefully
> to open it up to make good contact with the sockets.
> I also soldered the barrel shaped contact spring onto the plug body. It is
> a lot of work to make the patch cables with plugs which don't quite fit,
> but with the modification the result is now neat and usable.
>
> I couldn't find anything else with a better fit. The original 0.1" taper
> pins are "unobtainium".
>
> Regards
> Tom
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 13, 2022 at 7:18 PM DI Gerhard Kreuzer via cctalk <
> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>     I also have an H500 waiting for restoration.
>>     Maybe anyone can give better winfos about the plugs/connectors of the
>> patch cables.
>>
>>     I didn't have any, I have to make new.
>>
>>     With best regards
>>
>>     Gerhard
>>
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