On 3/2/21 8:41 PM, Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: > IN my continuing Digitalker saga, I did find a couple not horribly > priced Digitalker ICs online and purchased them. As one arrived, I > found that my original IC was actually OK, but the cable from the > computer to the device has issues. > > I've traced it to what looks like a heavy duty 16 pin IC socket on the > board that plugs into the computer, and into which a 16 pin 2x8 .3" DIP > IDC header plugs into (with the IDC cable going to another such header, > which plugs into a similar socket on the main synthesizer PCB). > > The socket has the same basic footprint as a normal 2x8 16 pin .3" IC > socket, but it's much heavier duty. I could replace with a simple leaf > socket, but would prefer to find a direct replacement.
How about a plain old machine-pin pin wire-wrap socket? I can remember cobbling such a thing up back when. --Chuck