"Locking Connector Kits" for LocalTalk

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_mts.net>
Date: Thu Jan 10 13:33:18 2002

As has been mentioned here before, the Epson QX10's keyboard connector
was a DIN-8 but the pins were offset a bit. I thought at first the pins might be
bent since the connector would start to enter the port. Luckily I didn't force
it and spoil the connector, even tho it seemed on inspection to be the same
as other 8-pin DINs.

Lawrence.
> >
> > >First, I've never found a female DIN-8
> > >port for sale (and not for lack of looking)
> >
> > Not that it will matter, as you don't plan to build it anyway... but for
> > reference... MCM Electronics (www.mcm-electronics.com) sells Female Din-8
> > (although, isn't that size really a mini-din?). Mini-Din, Din, either
>
> There is a normal 8 pin DIN. That's the same diameter is the 5 pin DIN
> used for the PC keyboard port, audio connections, etc. In fact there are
> 2 different 8 pin DINs, both the same diameter, with different
> positioning of the first and last pins in the 'circle'. Both types are
> used on classic computers, in fact some machines have one of each type of
> connector on them, so you can't get them the wrong way round.
>
> There is also the 8 pin mini-DIN used for (e.g.) the Mac serial ports.
> Those are not DIN-8s, no matter what the catalogue may call them (didn't
> we just go through a thread which seemed to be based on the idea that
> catalogue terminology is not always correct :-)).
>
> -tony
>



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