On Wed, 4 Oct 2017, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote: > The thickwire connector on my DECstation 5000/240 does not have the sliding > lock on it, instead it has standoffs with threaded screw holes (like any > normal serial/parallel connector). This means that the thickwire adapters I > have won't connect properly because their locking studs are blocked by the > standoffs on the main board connector. I can remove the standoffs I suppose, > but I was just wondering if anyone has ever come across this before?
Maybe someone has replaced the original lock assembly for a non-standard attachment cable? A while ago I got an attachment cable which had the lock assembly damaged and I was rather pleased to find out that the necessary parts are readily available, brand new, in retail quantities, e.g. Farnell has them. So if you'd like to restore the connector to its original arrangement, then it should be straightforward. Maciej
