[Techtoolslist] Realllly need a Z80/AA

[William Stillwell]

I think this option would work, you could use idc headers and solder to the
avg style socket, looks like that pcb design will work with different types
of CPU(s) ?

William Stillwell

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On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Tony Jones <tony at tonyjones.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:32 AM, William Stillwell <ki4swy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > at some point in time, we are going to need to create replacment pod
> cables
> > :)
>
> The easiest option is to probably use what Paul Swan came up with
> (https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=305211
> https://www.oshpark.com/shared_projects/4DNVi8Y0).
>
> The use of IDC type headers for the pins isn't ideal as their
> dimensions are much larger than what Fluke used and over repeated
> insertions may damage a socket.     I noticed a seller on eBay was
> using similar to these for the underside of his AVG replacement board
> (https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/40-600-10/A136-ND/26427).
> The pin dimension is pretty close to what Fluke used on their probe
> heads.  It looks like Aries makes a more suitable post version rather
> than a fork (40-600-20) but availability is scant,  maybe there is
> something with better general availability?
>