dontplaymygame Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 hi at the moment im building a midi64 controller but i cant find SMD female MIDI connectors. do anyone have a site where i can acquire these connections? 10x ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I don't think you'll find SMD sockets, because SMD doesn't have the strength to handle the forces of having cables pushed and pulled like a socket will have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontplaymygame Posted October 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 so is there a good site where they sell normal MIDI connectors?10x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLP Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 every electronic supplier will have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimo Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 www.avishowtech.com/mbhp there is a funny dude running the business, he wraps everything he can in pink bubble rolls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 I don't think you'll find SMD sockets, because SMD doesn't have the strength to handle the forces of having cables pushed and pulled like a socket will have.I have seen them before. Even though they are gull wing-style surface mount, they still had plastic pegs to go through the circuit board. I almost bought them just because I thought they were cool.In fact, there's a surface-mount variant of almost all standard connectors somewhere, just because it's so much easier for "pick-and-place" machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 www.avishowtech.com/mbhp there is a funny dude running the business, he wraps everything he can in pink bubble rollsThree layers of bubble rolls. Plus at least 3 sealed anti-static bags :D Getting a parcel from smash is way better than christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugfight Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Three layers of bubble rolls. Plus at least 3 sealed anti-static bags :D Getting a parcel from smash is way better than christmas!riding his +5 hammer of logic, smash-claus circles the world with < 1ms latency.be sure to leave out some solder sponge squeezings and crunchy floor sweepings for him.but don't try to get a glimpse of him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAncientOne Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 There are some very good notes on MIDI at http://www.hinton-instruments.co.uk/reference/midi/promidi/index.htm#pt1One point he makes is that pro gear should use separate metal DIN sockets, with an indirect connect to the main circuit board, for ease of replacement in case of damage.I've used board mounted connectors on my "Wilbabeast", because it won't be going out on the road. I'll be using metal connectors on molex connected leads on my sequencer because it will. You can also loop the flying leads through a ferrite to reduce RFI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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