toneburst Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hiya,I'm trying to track down a UK source for some crimp pins like http://www.avishowtech.com/mbhp/images/c3p.jpgI've managed to find the housings, but can't find the actual crimp pins themselves. Anyone know what I should be looking for name and dimension-wise. I'm a newbie, so don't really know what things are called.Cheers guys,Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Yeh, why on earth do they sell the housings without the contacts?!I could do with an Aussie source of these too... No thread hijacking here, answer toneburst first ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Yeh, why on earth do they sell the housings without the contacts?!Dunno- really annoying that! That was my 1st mistake, actually- bought a load of housings without realising the pins didn't come with them. Then I bought a strip of crimp pins that turned out to be the wrong kind. I can find the male versions, in lots of variations, but haven't been able to track down the ones in the pic yet.:(Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 bought a load of housings without realising the pins didn't come with themYep, exactly the same thing I did hehehehe ... I feel really stupid though because I think Wilba warned me about that before I shopped ::) Maybe he did the same thing as us ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 No I didn't... ;)I actually bought a whole lot from Futurlec, but alas I've ceased recommending them after the last order was bungled so badly and they stopped replying to my emails and then I got the credit card charge retracted... *evil laugh*It's a pity cos they had good prices for these kinds of things which have such a stupid markup from local distributors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Would this be what I've been looking for?http://onecall.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=1022220Don't know how the price you were getting them for compares, but this catalogue is reduced-priced stuff for education (I work in a University). I get free next-day delivery too, which is a bonus. I'm gonna get my money's-worth by making lots of very small orders, just to piss them off ;)Actually, that's not really my intention. It is what I'll probably end up doing though, as I'm not organised (or patient) enough to make a long list and get all the bits and pieces at once....Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr modnaR Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 they 'look' correct, but you'll never know until you get them and try them? i really don't know why these places can't say these pins are for such and such an item number. crazy. pc modding websites also have these pins toneburst, but they're more expensive than farnell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 they 'look' correct, but you'll never know until you get them and try them? i really don't know why these places can't say these pins are for such and such an item number. I agree. I mean, how difficult would it be to put a note on the page with the housings saying 'requires crimp pins cat# XXXXX'. It's not as if they're any use without them....Anyway, looks like I'm gonna be desoldering all weekend- got 28 pins to desolder from my broken SID socket. Wish me luck...At leat it looks like the weather is gonna be crappy SE London-wise this weekend, so I'm not too pissed-off.Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr modnaR Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 hey i never knew you were SE london! me too! mottingham is the 'village' where i live, though 'pikesville' may be more appropriate!good luck with the desoldering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMartens Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 No I didn't... ;)I actually bought a whole lot from Futurlec, but alas I've ceased recommending them after the last order was bungled so badly and they stopped replying to my emails and then I got the credit card charge retracted... *evil laugh*It's a pity cos they had good prices for these kinds of things which have such a stupid markup from local distributors.I heard that Futurlec takes about 2 weeks before they ship... I'm unfortunately at 20 days already, and it's still sitting at "Order Entered". ARGH. It was either $80 at Futurlec, or $220 at Digikey, foolish me thought that waiting a couple of weeks wouldn't be so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 hey i never knew you were SE london! me too! mottingham is the 'village' where i live, though 'pikesville' may be more appropriate!good luck with the desoldering!I knew you were you were a Londoner too- it came up in another thread (not that I've been stalking you or nothing...I'm in New X, work at G'Smiths, for my sins.Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMartens Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Anyway, looks like I'm gonna be desoldering all weekend- got 28 pins to desolder from my broken SID socket. Wish me luck...If it's the socket itself that's broken, just use some sharp pointed cutters to hack the legs off just above the PCB (on the socket side), then desolder them one-by-one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Hi AndrewMertens,I did somethning similar- used a pair of side-cutters to remove the plastic part of the socket. Unfortunately, I ended up breaking off most of the pins very close to the board too, so there's not much to grab hold of. Hmmm.... I now have some solder braid though to compliment my solder-sucker, so I'll see how it goes.Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 I heard that Futurlec takes about 2 weeks before they ship... I'm unfortunately at 20 days already, and it's still sitting at "Order Entered". ARGH. It was either $80 at Futurlec, or $220 at Digikey, foolish me thought that waiting a couple of weeks wouldn't be so bad. There's nothing wrong with nagging them... 20 days is quite a bit over. Just remember if they start ignoring your emails then get your money back on your credit card ;)toneburst: those pins look right to me too... and while you probably won't rush out and buy a crimping tool, they're well worth the $10 and save a lot of cursing. Just make sure you buy lots of spares as sometimes you make a mess of the crimping and you can't reuse it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 I bought a crimping tool a while back (on the recommendation of another MIDIBoxer- hope they'll forgive me for not remembering who they were)....I haven't had a chance to use it yet though, as I haven't had any of the right pins.Gonna put in an order tonight.Incidentally, I just finished desoldering those pins. Took me a little while, but not as long as I'd thought it might. The replacement socket is in there now, so I'll see if it works in a moment....Wish me luck.Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 I bought a crimping tool a while back (on the recommendation of another MIDIBoxer- hope they'll forgive me for not remembering who they were)....It was probably me ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr modnaR Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 sorry to burst your bubble:http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=7626.msg52294#msg52294 ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Wilba you recommended them to me mate :) I think it went something like this:"F*&^ these (&^#&!! SIL pins, doing this &$&%( *@&% with pliers is a *&%&%^ pain the the &%*%*!! Save yourself! Get crimpers dude!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 sorry to burst your bubble:http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=7626.msg52294#msg52294Ah, you again- I might have guessed!;)Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 sorry to burst your bubble:http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=7626.msg52294#msg52294 ;D ;D ;DLMAO... I beat you by 45 mins... HA!http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=7675.msg52217#msg52217 ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr modnaR Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 damn! i would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you pesky kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 damn! i would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you pesky kids!Shouldn't that be 'darn'- this site is intended for a family audience, afterall....;)Alexhttp://www.toneburst.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr modnaR Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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