Subj : Re: Serial to IP adaptors
To   : Bob Worm
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Sat Jan 27 2024 21:52:41

  Re: Re: Serial to IP adaptors
  By: Bob Worm to Nigel Reed on Sat Jan 27 2024 16:32:37

 > On a tangentially related note - where do you get your domino 5 pin DINs
 > from? For my BBC serial connection I took a gamble that a 6 pin DIN with the
 > "North" pin ripped out might be the right spacing - it was not! It was close
 > enough that I could "encourage" the pins into a slightly different spacing
 > with a pliers, leaving just enough pin to make electrical contact with the
 > socket. It does work but it's not particularly pretty and with the shell off
 > there's nothing to ensure it goes in the correct orientation.

I hate to tell you, but with a 5 pin domino, it can be inserted 4 different ways :)

Contact Mark Haysman at The Retro Clinic.

http://www.retroclinic.com/

He has a lot of Acorn stuff in stock or can get it. He also has recap sets in case your power supply releases its magic smoke, disk drives, goteks, rpi copros, and lots of other stuff.

He also hangs around some of the Acorn groups like Acorn Computer and BBC Micro Enthusiasts. He can also refurb anything from an Atom to an Archie.

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