Tony Duell wrote:
>
> Actually, there's no such thing as a DB62. It's a DC62, and that's a clue
> as to the bracket you need - namely the same one as for a DC37 (normal 37
> pin D connector) which has the same shell size.
>
Well, if the DC37 has the same shell size as a DC62, then I get just get that
bracket. JDR Microdevices sells those.
>
> DC37 brackets should be easy to obtain if the manufacturer has put the
> connector where IBM specified it (most did). They're used on a lot of lab
> I/O cards, the original PC floppy controller, etc. Such brackets are in
> most of the UK component catalogues.
>
Oh, that might be a problem. This card is a homebrew card. Apparently,
the designer (where I got the card from) might have sent the designs to
be produced. Only two of these cards were ever fabricated.
> Of course the other alternative is to get a blanking plate type of
> bracket and cut the hole in it. I had to do that for a DC37 connector
> that was mounted a bit higher on the card than the IBM spec said.
>
I was thinking about doing that. I have a cheaper thin (tin-based) bracket
that is easy to cut. But for $0.99 it wasn't really worth doing it. Do you
have
the spec on where it should belong?
>
> > only carry brackets for DB25, DB9, and DB25/DB9 combos, but no DB62s.
> > Apparently, the DB62 is made by RS Semiconductors. Any takers????
>
> Sure that's not 'RS Components'? They're a large electronics distributor
> in the UK, and they house-brand a lot of their stuff. There is no
> connection with Radio Shack, FWIW.
Maybe you are right. The guy who gave me the card said it was from a
UK-based
distributor names RS Semiconductors. Thanks for the info
Ram
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Received on Mon Jun 14 1999 - 13:35:06 BST