Silverball Mania
Bally, 1980Looking to replace the connectors on my SBM. It seems the 28 pin connectors aren't available anywhere. Since the connectors are in good shape, I want to try to remove the wires and crimp new contracts on them and reuse the connectors.
I'm not sure which crimp ends to get to fit the connectors. They are the Red Bally Connectors
Thank you. Those are the ones I was looking at. Just wanted to make sure they fit the red connectors
If your connectors are the IDC type (kind of open on the back) I'm not sure if you can replace those pins easily. If they are the type where the wire comes out the back yeah small screwdriver works.
As long as the connector housings aren't damaged I almost always reuse the ones that are there unless I'm in a big hurry for some reason then I cut the old one off and still keep it for later re-use.
Quoted from slochar:If your connectors are the IDC type (kind of open on the back) I'm not sure if you can replace those pins easily. If they are the type where the wire comes out the back yeah small screwdriver works.
As long as the connector housings aren't damaged I almost always reuse the ones that are there unless I'm in a big hurry for some reason then I cut the old one off and still keep it for later re-use.
Good point, I forgot about idc. I've had success replacing idc pins with this style as well, but it's a bit of a pain and not optimal...
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