The connector is ever-so-slightly more narrow, and not quite as deep. Basically slightly less plastic on the outer perimeter. But, the pins look to be precisely the same arrangement and spacing.
So, as far as I can tell, one could simply replace the connector on both ends (motherboard and keyboard) with this stop-contact variety and use a replacement cable and you should be in business. Gary On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 12:26 PM <bir...@soigeneris.com> wrote: > So far, I have only found an obsolete Kyocera connector with bottom > contacts. Every other connector seems to be top contact. How does the > footprint on the connector you got compare to the original on the T102 KB? > > > > Jeff Birt > > > > *From:* M100 <m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com> *On Behalf Of *Gary Weber > *Sent:* Monday, April 3, 2023 12:37 PM > *To:* m...@bitchin100.com > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Model 102 keyboard cable sourced! > > > > Yeah, that "someone" was me. The connector is working out very well so > far for my purpose. I hope we can find a bottom-contact equivalent at some > point. > > > > On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 5:59 AM <bir...@soigeneris.com> wrote: > > Molex does make one the correct length, and Mouser carries it, but the MOQ > is 1,000 pieces. I finally found the 150mm length from a Chinese supplier, > but it will be another month before they arrive. > > On this subject, someone recently asked me about a connector compatible > with the T102 cable. The connector below works but it is top contact, not > bottom contact as the original. I’m not sure if the PCB footprint will work > or not. The person asking about it wanted to use a T102 KB on something > else. If this connector fits the PCB both connectors would need to be > changed. I have seen damaged connectors accompany damaged cables so I‘m not > sure which part caused the original failure. > > > https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Molex/52044-1845?qs=myiN7WxHr02CaqPxDU%252BHfg%3D%3D > > Jeff Birt > >
