I've broken a few z-connectors lately on my DE machines. I even went to the 2nd page of google and couldn't find anything larger than 6 or 8. Looking for a 15 pin.
Also, tips/tricks/tools on how to remove these without snapping a couple of plastic clips is appreciated.
Quoted from mwong168:You can check Great Plains Electronics and search part # MWWS100-2236
https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/products.asp?cat=74
The 2 they carry are out stock. Thanks though.
Anyone else?
Digikey does not carry them, nor do any of the major parts distributors. The type that are used in pinball with the plastic ramps on both sides are special order based on what Ed at Great Plains told me. He orders them factory direct and they have a long lead time.
In a pinch, you can combine a few of smaller size to build up to the number of pins you need. I have a LOT of 2-pin 0.156" pitch laying around, and I will use 3 or 4 of them for prototyping when I'm running low on larger ones. I need to buy a couple hundred myself now, and I'm patiently awaiting GPE getting them.
If you only need one or two, you can sometimes find them at other Pinball resellers for a higher price than GPE. I can't afford the price difference in the quantity I buy.
I've purchased both common gauge sizes from Marco and used 2(with a little work) when I needed a pin count they didn't have.
Just need somebody to ring the bell once in awhile.
I'll see what kind of lead time I can get on these Wednesday. The manufacturer only seems to make these once per year - if I miss out on their stock, I get put onto their 'several months' wait list. The 0.1" Z-connectors tend to be even harder to buy than the 0.156" version.
Ed
Hi All,
I have a stash of these that I use for building various things and given that people are in need I've listed them for sale in my pinside store: https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1025-professor-pinball/01218-z-connector-24-pin
I have about 20 that I can offer up. Just to note, I'm listing them for $4, which is more than what GPE sells them. If you can wait, get them from him. I'm making these available for those who cannot wait.
Pinball Life has some smaller sized ones; 6-pin, 4-pin, and 2-pin. I also have a bunch of 2-pin ones for half Pinball Life's price:
http://ledocd.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=27
The bigger ones I have, however, I'm afraid I'm going to greedily hold onto other than including them in my kits. Any projects I do in my own games, I end up using a bunch of 2-pin ones side-by-side.
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I did also look into alternatives, but the best I could find was a Taiwanese company that has an MOQ of 10k, wanted $1100 to set up the tooling, and didn't have breakaway versions of them. You'd either have to cut them to length or buy a bunch of different sizes.
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Ok, I have 66 of these 15 position z-connectors $2.50ea.
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1015-rock-custom-pinball/01222-z-connector-15-position
Quoted from Chosen_S:Pinball life has z connectors last I checked
They only carry some smaller ones. 2, 4 and 6 pin. The large ones are tough to find.
Quoted from Rock914:Ok, I have 66 of these 15 position z-connectors $2.50ea.
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1015-rock-custom-pinball/01222-z-connector-15-position
Now you have 61, just got 5!
Thank you for offering these up.
I have a heap as well that I bought for a project and then found a different way to do it.
have 43 x 4's
and
have 3 x 24's
Quoted from Rock914:Nope, only 18 are left.
Thank you for the Z connectors!
Perfect, 2 will be used today.
how hard are these to break? haha whenever I take them apart they seem to crumble in my hand but, I mean a "controlled" break like say I wanted to take a 24 pin and make a 10 pin.
Awesome video Mike.
I am now all sold out again. I will have more in a week or so. Please PM me if you need some and how many you would like. This supply went to those who had pm'ed me.
Thanks
Chris
www.rockcustompinball.com
Quoted from G-P-E:only 35 left!
Not for long, I'll wager.
And then there were none....
https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MWWS156-1624
Gone. I'll order more on Monday ... hoping they're not sold out for another 9 months.
I may have a few holdbacks (I always reserve a few to cover broken parts or shortages).
Shoot me an email through my website if interested -- www.GreatPlainsElectronics.com
I just noticed the GPE site is showing stock again. I have no idea if this is what's left over after the dust cleared or if he was able to get another order from Pancon. If you need/want some, I wouldn't hesitate.
My hoard should be arriving today.
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