[TowerTalk] DIN Connectors You Can't Solder To

[Dennis Vernacchia]

*My question is, what spec should one be looking for in the solder plate
either by material like nickel or silver or some spec in order to get
connectors
that are solderable ! ( Obviously silver works great for PL-259s etc )


73, Dennis N6KI
*
On Nov 20, 2007 1:51 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist <richard at karlquist.com>
wrote:

> Yaesu uses 270.  If you force a 262 plug into a Yaesu
> radio, when you remove it you will see that the pins are
> spread.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
> John Becker wrote:
> > Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> >> The original problem with the band data connector
> >> for the Yaesu rig is that it uses the alternate
> >> version of the 8 pin connector.  The connector
> >> itself is a little hard to find, and I've never
> >> seen cables with it (except to buy a Yaesu band
> >> data to linear cable).
> >>
> >> Rick N6RK
> >
> > I didn't know there were two different versions of the 8 pin DIN plug,
> > so that's something new I learned today.
> >
> > Universal Radio at
> > http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/parts/dinconn.html
> > has one with a 270 degree spread for $3.29 and one which they call the
> > Kenwood type with a 262 degree spread for $5.99.
> >
> > Another website at
> > http://www.showmecables.com/showproducts.asp?category_id=357 also shows
> > both of them, and again the 262 degree version is more expensive.
> >
> > With only an 8 degree difference in pin spread I think it would be
> > nearly impossible to tell them apart without actually trying to insert
> > them in the jack. The question is which one does Yaesu use?
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > John, K9MM
> >
> >
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