On 5/18/21 5:38 PM, Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Asking as the intent is for them to get used fixing / building stuff & not sit in the bin.
Have a list out to the vendors for a quote in both machine-pin and double-wipe.
Wipe sockets (double or single) have achieved "straight into the trash" status around here. Life is just too short for that cheap crap. I only use machined-pin sockets. No, I'm not rich (I have real trouble keeping the lights on around here most of the time!) but my time is valuable, and cheap sockets are a false economy. I realize this recommendation will be looked upon dimly by this broken society that thinks Wal*Mart and McDonalds are great, but I have to be honest. These days, I buy sockets from https://juriedengineering.com/ in bulk. Chris is great to deal with.
Any suggestions on S-100 card edge connectors? Would like to keep a few as local stock as well
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/EDAC/346-100-520-202?qs=U4pz39agNJDnd12... And holy crap, the price on those has gone up by more than 50% since January! Make The Supply Chain Great Again, err somethin'. I can feel my lunch about to make a reappearance. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA