Hey all,
Thought I'd run this past the group before I go off haring down a wrong path..
I was looking for a 14 pin DIN suitable for an external Floppy drive project, but they seem to be getting quite rare these days. I certainly couldn't seem to find the right one from any sources I could get to in Australia.
That got me thinking. Maybe there's an alternative way?
Could I design up a small PCB with pins sticking out of it that could plug into the port and replace a dedicated DIN?
My thoughts was two boards, both round, with the pins passing through them. The top board would have short traces to solder points, allowing easy construction of cables.
I was thinking of using turned pins, like these: https://hobbycomponents.com/connectors/ ... -pack-of-5
I'd cut them free of the strip and solder a PCB on either side of the wide part of the pin.
Am I reinventing the wheel? Has someone already done this? Is there secretly a source of 14 pin connectors I should be using?
If I'm not reinventing the wheel, what improvements could I make to the basic idea?
Cheers, and thanks in advance.
Chesh
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14 Pin DIN replacement idea
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: 14 Pin DIN replacement idea
@Cheshire Noir A chap called Nick Price has done this recently on Facebook in the Atari ST and STE users group, you may want to have a look.
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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Re: 14 Pin DIN replacement idea
Nice one @DoG
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: 14 Pin DIN replacement idea
Awesome answers everyone!
I'm following all the links!
(My "search-fu" wasn't coming up with anything useful)
Cheers!
Chesh.
I'm following all the links!
(My "search-fu" wasn't coming up with anything useful)
Cheers!
Chesh.