rom switcher

[roger bouchard]

G >I got a 2.0/1.3 ROM switcher from a friend of mine. It consists of a
G >daughterboard connected via a ribbon cable to a "fake" ROM chip. This
G >"fake" ROM chip has pins on the top which correspond to the individual
G >wires in the ribbon cable. However, one of the bottom pins (which go in
G >the ROM socket) is busted. I would rather not solder the pin back on,
G >as I feel the connection would be weak (I fear the pin remaining in the
G >ROM socket if I ever tried to remove the switcher). Is it possible to
G >get another of these "fake" ROM chips? I tried RadioShack, and they don
G >carry it.
G >

I think the term you are looking for is INSULATION DISPLACEMENT DIP
CONNECTOR or IDC dip adapters .

if you were in Canada I'd say go to your local ACTIVE electronics , they
have those . in the US you could try and see if you have a FUTURE
electronics store ( their US counterpart)

the connectors are made by 3M if that helps any . PN 925120-40 .

you could also find a CHIP with long pins , and doing a bit of surgery
remove teh broken pin off the IDC conector like this
- cut the strip along the wire lenght to isolate it from the others
- remove the wire from the ppin it is pressed on
- remove the pin itself , you might want to heat it up a bit then pull
- take the IC pin and push it in the hole
- use the soldering iron to push it into the socket until it comes
out the other side and is even with the rest of the pins
- strip the wire you removed before
- solder it to the pin you just inserted .

primitive but I have done his to a few keyboard connectors on some
terminals and it does work .

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