Amiga 1200 edge connector pursuit

[mechy]

This company can provide connectors at a very good price. Its who we use for custom projects.

http://www.sullinscorp.com

i think kipper looked into sullins, and the quote was something like $24ea. they are looking for a cheaper supplier i think.

[Acill]

i think kipper looked into sullins, and the quote was something like $24ea. they are looking for a cheaper supplier i think.

Well, you kinda get what you pay for. I'd still look into them. They may cut a deal if its something they stock or can easily adapt.

[billt]

If not Jens then try to get Kipper2k to make more. I understood that he had them designed and manufactured, not that he found a place to buy some NOS. So they should be able to make more... If neither of these two, then you may have to find a manufacturer to redesign and make them yourself.

[majsta]

One man by pure accident wrote somewhere that he made his connectors in Taiwan, that was enough for me and after 3 days of searching I found company in Taiwan who do cross reference and produce Fujitsu parts we need. Eh again my persistence After all is done I ll provide more information's. Maybe there will be more people interested to start their own Amiga 1200 projects and having those connectors could bring some new interesting projects from other people.

[hese7]

That sounds promising, I got need for several connectors myself..

[Acill]

Just noticed this Kipper2k A600 board I just repaired for someone uses the Sullins edge connectors. May still be worth looking into. Its a very similar connector.

[sim085]

So both the A500 and A1200 cards are in the pipeline?

[zoranari]

look here:

http://www.brokerforum.com/components-parts/popular-electronic-parts-FCN--225J150--G%2FA-c-en.jsa

http://www.odysseyelectronics.com/iframesearch.aspx?user=odys&part=FCN-225J150-G%2FA&Submit1=Start+Search

http://www.sierraic.com/FCN225J150GA

http://www.ic72.com/search.html?ictype=1&ic1=FCN-225J150-G%2FA&ic3=&wzid=

Good luck :laughing:

[magnetic]

Guys Acill, Mathew Leaman (Amigakit) and I had a conversation about this at dinner @ Amiwest. Acill sourced out a large supply of reasonably priced connectors. I know Acill followed up on it with Amigakit but im not sure the current status.

[Pat the Cat]

Guys Acill, Mathew Leaman (Amigakit) and I had a conversation about this at dinner @ Amiwest. Acill sourced out a large supply of reasonably priced connectors. I know Acill followed up on it with Amigakit but im not sure the current status.

My 0.02 cents worth - you will not get a cheaper connector than Sullins without going direct to China, or maybe India.

It's a custom gold plated edge connector with hundreds of connections. This isn't cheap even at volume. Not outside of the Orient.

[majsta]

Nah after all to conclude, it is only how some company plays a game. Difference is that Sullins will give you higher price of the connectors but lower tooling fee. In China you got opposite so at the end you have the same price in terms of low quantity numbers we have here.

[Acill]

Majsta we use Sullins. They are the best you will find. If you are going to build an A1200 accelerator and want a reliable connector this is who you need to use. The only option will be to reflect the price you have to pay per connector in the end unit price. Its worth it, trust me.

If you go with some Chinese manufacturer you may get some tin junk for a lot less, but the reliability of the main connection of the accelerator and everything on it is at risk. Why go that why?

[Pat the Cat]

If you go with some Chinese manufacturer you may get some tin junk for a lot less, but the reliability of the main connection of the accelerator and everything on it is at risk. Why go that why?

Because, believe it or not, some Oriental manufacturers produce better quality at lower cost than American ones. And Chinese ones will deliver to your  door, free. Americans won't ever do that. The Chinese government pays the cost of all export deliveries (they also own the shipping and transportation companies, and electricity is considered a fundamental human right in China).

I guess some people can't accept these facts, and it is true that 90s  Amiga PSUs made in China (OK, Hong Kong, same difference nowadays pretty much) used triodes extensively, but that was a  quarter of a century ago.

The reason I suggest India is because their semiconductor industry has  also been radically shifted upwards in build quality, but being smaller  and mostly English speaking, it is rather easier to navigate.

I am still using a 90s Indian PSU. It's bulletproof, light, and can operate  far outside the temperature restrictions of an equivalent American unit.  Because most Indians don't have air conditioning.

You would have to be an idiot not to check, and I don't think you are an idiot, Majesta.

[Acill]

Because, believe it or not, some Oriental manufacturers produce better quality at lower cost than American ones. And Chinese ones will deliver to your  door, free. Americans won't ever do that. The Chinese government pays the cost of all export deliveries (they also own the shipping and transportation companies, and electricity is considered a fundamental human right in China).

I guess some people can't accept these facts, and it is true that 90s  Amiga PSUs made in China (OK, Hong Kong, same difference nowadays pretty much) used triodes extensively, but that was a  quarter of a century ago.

The reason I suggest India is because their semiconductor industry has  also been radically shifted upwards in build quality, but being smaller  and mostly English speaking, it is rather easier to navigate.

I am still using a 90s Indian PSU. It's bulletproof, light, and can operate  far outside the temperature restrictions of an equivalent American unit.  Because most Indians don't have air conditioning.

You would have to be an idiot not to check, and I don't think you are an idiot, Majesta.

Fair point, but cheaper isnt going to do that. If you ask for cheap you will get cheap.

[Pat the Cat]

Fair point, but cheaper isnt going to do that. If you ask for cheap you will get cheap.

Hmmm... value for money. Some of it is cheap "tat", some of it is quality gear at a very low price, and you don't really know until you have a sample in your hand to study.

Far riskier without building up a relationship with the supplier first, but if Sullins ain't got the capacity, they can't have the business anyway.

Supply and demand, Chief. Huawei did not get to be number one without producing damn good products at very low prices. In quantity, mostly to customers within China.

India is heading that way, and the smart money is going in there now. They have the capacity. They have the will to make and sell.

I'm not saying I LIKE the way either country operates in the tech industries. I am simply suggesting them as viable sources, today, tomorrow, whenever. Sometimes, there just are no "good" choices, and you have to pick the least "evil".

There are honest players all over, folks. You got to reach out for good. It don't come knocking on your door by itself. That's usually trouble, in my experience anyway. Everybody gets that too.

[darksun9210]

i'd easily suck down dropping a 20 on a connector if I knew that was the deal. unfortunately that's my data sample set of one. not really reflective of the community at large. but hey.

I wish you guys luck. my A1200's await with baited breath.