Just curious, is this info on or will be on your wiki? I find it to be a well-organized resource.
On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 3:09 PM Noel Chiappa via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > So, it turns out the power connectors (plastic female shell with metal male > pins, etc) widely used in UNIBUS PDP-11's (e.g. to provide power to > backplanes, etc) are still available, if anyone else wants any. (No doubt > some > of you already knew this; this is for those, like me, who didn't! :-) > > The 3-pin ones are used for the remote power on/off cables (used > extensively > in DEC gear, not just UNIBUS PDP-11's). > > They are 'Commercial Mate-n-Lok', now made by TE Connectivity, who bought > AMP. > Here are the current part numbers: > > 1-480305-0 3-pin female shell > 1-480276-0 6-pin female shell > 1-480277-0 9-pin female shell > 1-480324-0 15-pin female shell > > 60620-1 14-20AWG male pin > > The 6- and 15-pin are for the backplane power connecters; the 9-pin were > used > to power backplanes in older machines (e.g. PDP-11/10). There's also a pin > for > smaller gauge wires, e.g. for the power control cables, but I don't have > the > number right here. > > I have checked, and these do plug into old DEC gear properly. > > > I got mine from Digikey; their page for the line is here: > > https://www.digikey.com/products/en?FV=ffec0ef5 > > Go to the bottom, where it says 'Housings', and click on that, and they > will > all show up. (There are cross-links to the pins when you click on a > particular > shell.) > > Noel > > PS: I'm also tracking down the 8-pin connectors used in the H744/H745/etc > regulator 'bricks'; an update on them in a day or so. > >
