[aprssig] FTM-350 cables

[Javier Henderson]

On Mar 10, 2011, at 8:59 AM, Arno Verhoeven wrote:

> On 10-3-2011 11:59, Heikki Hannikainen wrote:
>> Just a couple nights ago I soldered a mini-din-to-D9 cable for my OT2, and it was a nightmare. The mini-din's pin spacing is small, and it's easy to melt the connector a bit so that the pins start moving.
> 
> I recognize that.  I like mini-DIN connectors, but I don't like to solder them. To avoid the pins from moving in the (half)melted plastic you can do the following .
> - get a potato... any kind, but not too small :)
> - cut of a slice to create a flat area and place the potato on your your workbench (flat side down)
> - push the mini-DIN pins in the potato
> - now solder the wires to mini-DIN pins.
> 
> The potato helps cooling the connector a bit, and also prevents the pins from moving when the plastic starts to melt.

What is the price of a mini DIN connector?

What is the price of a PS/2 male-tomale cable and an AppleTalk male-to-male cable?

I've been avoiding the solder of mini DIN connectors by using those kinds of cables (the PS/2 ones have 6 pin connectors, the AppleTalk ones have 8 pin connectors). You cut one in half, now you have two ready-made cables, ready to be soldered to audio plugs or DB9 connectors.

73,
-jav w67vms

ps: I just said AppleTalk. Geez.