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Sega, 1995Have any of you seen an IDC connector get so hot it desoldered itself? I was playing my BF Saturday afternoon and smelled the familiar odor of melting wire. I turned off the machine and this is what I saw...
Desoldered what was left and cleaned up the holes on the board. New connectors installed and all is well.(And no, I wasn't the hacker that wired theis connector up the first time.)
Quoted from KenH:Wow that's cool. Its like the machine was trying to heal itself.
Yep! By detaching itself it definitely kept more issues from occuring.
Congrats, you found the electron leak.
Once connections start to degrade and resistance increases so does the heat which accelerates the breakdown even more. IDC connectors "work" and are fast to use but I like crimped connections.
http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/CF15620
You need to count the number of pins to determine which one you'll need.
Do a search for .156 connector
Quoted from Jodester:Any pics of crimp style? I bought a big box of these IDC's from Pinballlife.com a while back. As I begin to run low I will probably order the connector of choice on Pinside.
http://www.greatplainselectronics.com/Category-89.asp
Buy the correct pin diameter for your connector and something to crimp it with.
Also you should get a few of the plastic " index pin / key" to insert into the correct blocked pin hole in your connector.
Make sure that you get the trifurcon connectors...not just the plain molex ones. They come in 2 sizes too, by the way.
Definitely get the trifurcons, I should have been more clear.
I always buy some male pin headers, crimp connectors and the indexing pins and blank sockets when I order stuff. GPE is a class act and has great stuff and pricing.
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