On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 4:12 PM, jim stephens wrote:
> If these are the connectors that can have keys inserted between every
> connector, the small difference would be significant as those would not
> align between a metric connector and an English (inch) board. The
>
On 10/13/2016 3:07 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
It doesn't make much difference in practice. The highest pin-count
.156" connector I've ever dealt with was 86 pin (43x2), and the
difference in the nominal first-to-last position is only 10.5 mils,
which is on the order of the non-cumulative position
On 2016-Oct-13, at 10:39 AM, Jim Brain wrote:
> I thought the question about the prevalence of .156" connectors in early
> systems was interesting and I assume someone here has the detail on the
> rationale.
>
> Jim
>
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> I thought the question about the prevalence of .156" connectors in early
> systems was interesting and I assume someone here has the detail on the
> rationale.
I have wondered if it's an approximation to 0.15625" -- 5/32" pitch.
-tony