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David Chapman
Hi,
Can anyone in this NG suggest any manufacturer/supplier of 0.5mm
diameter loose sprung contact pins, preferably gold plated?
The overall length of the pins is not critical (within reasonable
limits), and they can be solder tag or crimp-on type.
We need to purchase at least a few hundred of these pins so that we
can manufacture a number of suitable connector plugs to mate with the
female multi-way socket fitted to SONY TCD-D7 and TCD-D8 DAT recorders.
Unfortunately SONY spares can no longer supply suitable plugs to fit
these machines, and the various people offering SONY spares and
accessories on the rec.audio.pro newsgroup can not help either, so we
have to 'go-it-alone'.
Each recorder has a seven pin socket, configured as two rows, one row
with three sockets and the other with four. Each socket is 0.6mm in
diameter, around 2.5mm deep, and they are spaced around 1.5mm apart
horizontally, and the two rows are 2mm apart. The individual sockets do
not, unusually, have spring retainers so the pins of any plug need to be
suitably sprung in order to ensure a positive fit.
This is how the socket appears when looking into it:-
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Any suggestions about suitable (preferably UK based) sources of pins
or other likely connectors that can be used, or modified, will be most
gratefully received.
Many thanks,
- David Chapman
David C.Chapman - Chartered Engineer. FIEE. ([email protected])
Can anyone in this NG suggest any manufacturer/supplier of 0.5mm
diameter loose sprung contact pins, preferably gold plated?
The overall length of the pins is not critical (within reasonable
limits), and they can be solder tag or crimp-on type.
We need to purchase at least a few hundred of these pins so that we
can manufacture a number of suitable connector plugs to mate with the
female multi-way socket fitted to SONY TCD-D7 and TCD-D8 DAT recorders.
Unfortunately SONY spares can no longer supply suitable plugs to fit
these machines, and the various people offering SONY spares and
accessories on the rec.audio.pro newsgroup can not help either, so we
have to 'go-it-alone'.
Each recorder has a seven pin socket, configured as two rows, one row
with three sockets and the other with four. Each socket is 0.6mm in
diameter, around 2.5mm deep, and they are spaced around 1.5mm apart
horizontally, and the two rows are 2mm apart. The individual sockets do
not, unusually, have spring retainers so the pins of any plug need to be
suitably sprung in order to ensure a positive fit.
This is how the socket appears when looking into it:-
-------------
| o o o o |
| |
| o o o /
|___________/
Any suggestions about suitable (preferably UK based) sources of pins
or other likely connectors that can be used, or modified, will be most
gratefully received.
Many thanks,
- David Chapman
David C.Chapman - Chartered Engineer. FIEE. ([email protected])
