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Re: [TowerTalk] Connectors needed

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Connectors needed
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:06:08 -0700
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On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:14:33 -0700, Jim Lux wrote:

>They're called either DIN or Mini DIN connectors, depending on the
>size

I've always hated these connectors, and the ones that Mouser sells 
have the added "feature" of melting quite easily while taking solder 
quite poorly. As a result, it's really tough to solder reliably to 
them without deforming the connector to the point where it won't 
mate. One trick that has been recommended to me is to plug it into a 
mating connector while soldering it. This does help with the 
deformation problem, but the connector still takes solder very 
poorly.  

I've bought much better quality DIN's elsewhere, including from 
Kenwood dealers as "official" Kenwood replacements. 

Jim Brown K9YC



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