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Help indentifying connectors

By Topcard

8 years ago

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#1 8 years ago

PEB

Topcard

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Is there a site that lists connectors and the corresponding male/female connector pins that go with them? I am just getting in to SS games and have started repinning some connectors, but it seems I have to search multiple sites for what I think are the right parts and size. (.156, .100, .93 etc.) How do you even know what's/what? I don't see them identified in a manual and when I look on sites like PBR, I see the list female pins, but not the male pins and so on. I know this is probably simple, but it's driving me nuts.

Thanks

#2 8 years ago

FAZ

pinball_faz

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Add a photo.... games have several...so, it depends.

After you see a few different connectors, you'll be an expert.
faz

#3 8 years ago

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ForceFlow

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If you have digital calipers, set it to inches and measure the diameter of the male pin. That should give you the size.

#4 8 years ago

ALP

anthony691

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For Bally/Stern, from 78-89, you should be mostly set with .100 and .156.

GPE is a great source and has a cheap bag of 100 for the .100s---you should keep these on hand. Housings don't need to be replaced unless they're damaged.

IDC connectors on 6803 games can be replaced with molex crimps.

#5 8 years ago

PEB

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#6 8 years ago

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anthony691

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What game is it?

I assume it is a Williams System 3-7?

Looks to be a complete mess as far as connectors...

#7 8 years ago

PEB

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Sorry, posted the pictures without the description. The first photo is of a connector from my Paragon that I deduced was a .156 and replaced. The second photo is out of the cabinet of my High Speed. I found a loose wire but don't know what I need to fix it. Perhaps a male .156? The fourth photo is of a connector leading to the power supply on my Road Kings. It shows burn marks and some melting. I need to know the name of that connector and the types of pins to replace. The next photo is of the connectors leading to the power supply on my High Speed. I'm assuming those are .156 and am replacing the. I could really use a clear photo of that connector that shows where the different colored wires go, as mine were all bound together with electrical tape and soldered to the board. The other picture is just another connector from my Paragon. I assume that is a .100? If so, when does one most often encounter a .93?

Thanks for all the input.

#8 8 years ago

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anthony691

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OP
Quoted from Topcard:
Sorry, posted the pictures without the description. The first photo is of a connector from my Paragon that I deduced was a .156 and replaced. The second photo is out of the cabinet of my High Speed. I found a loose wire but don't know what I need to fix it. Perhaps a male .156? The fourth photo is of a connector leading to the power supply on my Road Kings. It shows burn marks and some melting. I need to know the name of that connector and the types of pins to replace. The next photo is of the connectors leading to the power supply on my High Speed. I'm assuming those are .156 and am replacing the. I could really use a clear photo of that connector that shows where the different colored wires go, as mine were all bound together with electrical tape and soldered to the board. The other picture is just another connector from my Paragon. I assume that is a .100? If so, when does one most often encounter a .93?
Thanks for all the input.

The one from Paragon is a .100.

I see a bunch of IDC type connectors, replace those with crimp type of any require replacement.

Can't help with the block type in-line connectors as I haven't had to do any yet!

#9 8 years ago

JWJ

johnwartjr

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Columbus, IN

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Round pins in most Bally/WMS pins are .062 or .093. The bigger ones are .093

Square pins are .100 or .156. The bigger ones are .156

Those should just about get everything. Granted, in many cases, you will need 2 wire sizes of a given pin, depending on whether they have a 22 gauge wire, an 18 gauge wire, etc.

To further add insult to injury, I use 4 different sized crimpers for 4 different sized pins. You may be able to find 1 that does all 4.

#10 8 years ago

PEB

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John,

When you say "round pins" are you referring to the ones in the photo of the connector in the cabinet of the High Speed?

Aslo, the boards that are missing in the High Speed head are the ones you are working on. How are they coming?

Thanks

Peter Barry

Quoted from johnwartjr:
Round pins in most Bally/WMS pins are .062 or .093. The bigger ones are .193
Square pins are .100 or .156. The bigger ones are .156
Those should just about get everything. Granted, in many cases, you will need 2 wire sizes of a given pin, depending on whether they have a 22 gauge wire, an 18 gauge wire, etc.
To further add insult to injury, I use 4 different sized crimpers for 4 different sized pins. You may be able to find 1 that does all 4.

#11 8 years ago

DEF

DefaultGen

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OP
Quoted from Topcard:
John, When you say "round pins" are you referring to the ones in the photo of the connector in the cabinet of the High Speed?

I'm not one to correct Mr. John Wart Jr. but that second .193 was a typo for sake of clarity (unless there are .193" pins used somewhere). Should've said the bigger ones are 0.093". I'm not sure if it's a hard rule, but the round pins often have male/female ends that plug into each other while the square pins are plugged into a set of header pins on a board.

0.093" round pins, you can probably find a connector like this by the transformer:

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0.062" round pins, you can find some under playfields

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0.100" square pins, for example the adorable thin gauge wire connectors for the switch matrix

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0.156" square pins, all over the PCBs with the thicker gauge wire, a good example being the GI connector

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#12 8 years ago

PEB

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That's a big help.

Thanks!

#13 8 years ago

JWJ

johnwartjr

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Quoted from DefaultGen:
I'm not one to correct Mr. John Wart Jr. but that second .193 was a typo for sake of clarity (unless there are .193" pins used somewhere). Should've said the bigger ones are 0.093".

I'm human, was a typo that I corrected. Thanks for pointing it out

#14 8 years ago

JWJ

johnwartjr

That Pinball Place

Columbus, IN

12y 77,400 6,479 14

OP
Quoted from Topcard:
John,
When you say "round pins" are you referring to the ones in the photo of the connector in the cabinet of the High Speed?
Aslo, the boards that are missing in the High Speed head are the ones you are working on. How are they coming?
Thanks
Peter Barry

Everything but the power supply is done, waiting on NVRAM to arrive in the mail and finishing up the power supply now. Expect the NVRAM any day now and then will be able to ship!

The hole... is gone!

And more importantly, the switch matrix now works!

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#15 8 years ago

PEB

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Sound great John.

Thanks!

#16 8 years ago

PEB

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So can anyone identify the type of connector and pin used in this photo? Even after the explanations, which I appreciate, I am still uncertain on this one.

Thanks

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#17 8 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

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Looks like a .093 Molex round pin and socket.
https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/products.asp?cat=89

#18 8 years ago

PEB

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Ordering it now. Thanks!

Quoted from SealClubber:
Looks like a .093 Molex round pin and socket.
https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/products.asp?cat=89

#19 8 years ago

MJO

arcademojo

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Quoted from SealClubber:
Looks like a .093 Molex round pin and socket.
https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/products.asp?cat=89

Need a few of these too.

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