voidstar78
Veteran Member
This particular connector is the Power connector for the A1 board. I'm not sure how this particular pin went missing, and I never found it inside the chassis of the machine that had this cable. I did find the plastic casing that goes around these pins and holds them in place as they are connected into the A1 board (it's a darker green color, not shown). So if I can recover this pin, weld it back on, I can place the proper connector back on.
I'm not sure if this style of "pin" is any kind of standard, or what it might be called, or even what type of metal it is. But there are two sets of them on both sides, and they are fairly securely soldered into place (but you can see the entire pin is a darker kind of metal than the more tin-color of the solder, so I'm not entirely sure how they are welded together on both sides so cleanly).
If anyone happens to have a spare connector of this shape - these same style pins are also used on the keyboard connector, and I imagine on other IBM systems. Or any suggestions on fabricating one? Could a 3D printer of some sort print conductive material like this? (as long as the whole thing is conductive; I probably don't need the "pad" at the very tip, although maybe that's important to help prevent snags when plugging/unplugging this connector?)
And either just a single pin, or an entire connector that has lost its main system, would appreciate help in finding one that needs a home.
Thanks!
note: red arrow is showing the "type" of pin I'm talking about. The one missing is the 3rd one in from the left side.
I'm not sure if this style of "pin" is any kind of standard, or what it might be called, or even what type of metal it is. But there are two sets of them on both sides, and they are fairly securely soldered into place (but you can see the entire pin is a darker kind of metal than the more tin-color of the solder, so I'm not entirely sure how they are welded together on both sides so cleanly).
If anyone happens to have a spare connector of this shape - these same style pins are also used on the keyboard connector, and I imagine on other IBM systems. Or any suggestions on fabricating one? Could a 3D printer of some sort print conductive material like this? (as long as the whole thing is conductive; I probably don't need the "pad" at the very tip, although maybe that's important to help prevent snags when plugging/unplugging this connector?)
And either just a single pin, or an entire connector that has lost its main system, would appreciate help in finding one that needs a home.
Thanks!
note: red arrow is showing the "type" of pin I'm talking about. The one missing is the 3rd one in from the left side.