[vcf-midatlantic] WTB S100 connectors

[Mike Loewen]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2016, Dan Roganti wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 5:55 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 21 Jul 2016, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 21 Jul 2016, Systems Glitch via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>>>
>>>>      I have a need for two S100 backplane connectors.  Drop me a note
>>>>>  off-list if you have two to spare.  Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>  What spacing? Obviously 0.125" between contacts, but what about across
>>>> the
>>>>  other way?
>>>>
>>>
>>>   It's hard to get an exact measurement, but my digital caliper says
>>> spacing on center is somewhere between 0.285" and 0.290".  These are for an
>>> SD Systems Z80 Starter Kit board.
>>>
>>
>>    Apparently I don't know how to read a caliper.  It's more like 0.250".
>>
>>
> ?There are two different Row spacings out in the wild.
> As Bill showed here already. I recall the wider spec was originally
> intended for wire-wrap backplanes, but they also sold the solder pin
> variety.
> This place has the
> ? the skinny variety
> . It's become a popular source for the retro projects in the S-100 group.
> ? ?
> I used them to make another
> ?of their retro ?
> backplane
> ? projects?
> . Th
> ?is?
> say
> ?s?
> it's 0.24" Row spacing
> ?, only $3.95?
> http://anchor-electronics.com/product/100-pin-125-inch-card-edge-connector/

    Thanks Dan, but I've determined that it's definitely the wider (0.250") 
size.


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