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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: justthatgood on February 02, 2006, 05:07:33 AM

Title: Know a place to get Zorro III connectors.
Post by: justthatgood on February 02, 2006, 05:07:33 AM

One of our local hardware ph3rks said they he had something good instore for me, but he needs to get ahold of 5 zorro III connectors, I think they are made by Foxxcon since he doesn't have any.

Sort of stripping them off my spare a4000 motherboard (not an option), or my other a4000's (hell no), I have no immediate source of them. I've looked on the web, but can't seem to find a place. Anyone have an idea?

Title: Re: Know a place to get Zorro III connectors.
Post by: Matt_H on February 02, 2006, 05:27:51 AM

Elbox sells Zorro risers, but at 10 bucks a pop, plus shipping, that's probably not very economical at all.

I've heard that cannibalizing multiple ISA connectors can work. They're probably more available.

Title: Re: Know a place to get Zorro III connectors.
Post by: Castellen on February 02, 2006, 07:22:19 AM

McMurdo Connectors make the appropriate 100 way edge sockets, but they're a commerical manufacturer.  I doubt you'll be able to buy a small quantity from them very easily.

If you want to do it on the cheap and don't mind if it's not super pretty, just combine a few 2.54mm pitch edge connectors after trimming the ends off with a hacksaw so they mate together to correctly contact the card :-)

Title: Re: Know a place to get Zorro III connectors.
Post by: Oli_hd on February 02, 2006, 09:38:03 AM

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I've looked on the web, but can't seem to find a place. Anyone have an idea?

Hi,
The best place I have found for Zorro connectors is the All Electronics Corporation (http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/item/EBC-101PC/215/2_X_50_EBC,_PCMT._NO_EARS_.html)
They are $1 each or $0.8 if you have 100.
They have wirewrap ones too.

Title: Re: Know a place to get Zorro III connectors.
Post by: Argus on February 02, 2006, 12:07:47 PM

The trouble with ISA connectors is getting the spacing and cut straight when you mate the two ends.

Title: Re: Know a place to get Zorro III connectors.
Post by: justthatgood on February 02, 2006, 01:44:10 PM

All right.  Long before when I was going to use ISA slots in place of Zorro slots myself, I ran into that same type of spacing problem.  Since the guy is pretty tech savvy as it is, I'm sure he would have thought of the ISA idea already, but I think he has a specific reason for me to get Zorro III slots.  

He kinda figures since I have no job I would be able to find them easily because I'm suppose to have all this time.  Well I  hope those connectors aren't off space like the last bit of 100 pin connectors I got about a year ago.