Searching for Elevated socket

[Jim Brain]

IN my continuing Digitalker saga, I did find a couple not horribly 
priced Digitalker ICs online and purchased them.  As one arrived, I 
found that my original IC was actually OK, but the cable from the 
computer to the device has issues.

I've traced it to what looks like a heavy duty 16 pin IC socket on the 
board that plugs into the computer, and into which a 16 pin 2x8 .3" DIP 
IDC header plugs into (with the IDC cable going to another such header, 
which plugs into a similar socket on the main synthesizer PCB).

The socket has the same basic footprint as a normal 2x8 16 pin .3" IC 
socket, but it's much heavier duty.  I could replace with a simple leaf 
socket, but would prefer to find a direct replacement.

Though I am sure other manufacturers sold similar, I find that Aries 
sells that I need.  It's an Aries
16-8430-10 <http://www.beckwithelectronics.com/ARIES/16-8430-10.htm> (or 
could be an Aries 16-8480-10 
<http://www.beckwithelectronics.com/ARIES/16-8480-10.htm>) elevated IC 
socket.  The link below shows the units:

http://www.beckwithelectronics.com/ARIES/8xxx.htm

Digikey has the 14 pin version in stock, but no 16 pin ones, and neither 
does Mouser.  I'll keep searching, but they are very expensive and I'm 
not sure I need 40 of them (minimum Digikey order).

Thus, I am wondering if someone on list has 1 or 2 they might be 
interested in selling for the cause.

The good news is that I was able to get the connection to work, and now 
the unit operates as designed. Still, I do not trust the socket.

Jim

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Jim Brain
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