Hey Birt! | DIY - Reproducing obsolete vintage connectors at home @HeyBirt | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 14 minutes ago.
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What do you do when you want to plug something into a vintage computer but don’t have the correct cable and the connector used is long since obsolete or proprietary? In this video we’re going to talk about DIY solutions to recreating obsolete electrical connectors at home.
We’ll cover the design process of a connector I made for the 12-pin Casio 4-bit bus and see how it evolved over time from the initial concept. We’ll also take a look at a few mains connectors that Sven Petersen made for vintage computing devices.
NOTE: I did modify the PCB to move the ribbon cable holes inward, about 0.050", new files uploaded to GitHub on 4 April, 2022.
Timeline:
00:00 – Welcome
01:00 – Connector conundrum
02:38 – Casio 4-bit bus, connector V1
07:00 – Measuring up a real Casio peripheral, Connector V2
11:40 – Tin man cometh – DIY tinplating, Connector V3
18:20 – DIY Casio 4-bit bus connector in situ
20:49 – Sven Petersen’s European VIC-20 power connector
24:08 – Sven Petersen’s ‘Japanese Calculator’ mains connector
26:41 – Wrap-up. Thanks!
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Poitr’s site: http://pisi.com.pl/piotr433/hardware.htm
Hey Birt’s Casio 12-pin connector design: github.com/Jeff-Birt/Casio_12Pin
Sven’s VIC-20 mains connector: tech.guitarsite.de/vic20_power_plug.html
Sven’s Japanese calculator mains connector: tech.guitarsite.de/3dprintcon.html
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Video sponsor: PCBWay: $5 for 2 layer PCBs with 24hr turnaround at pcbway.com
What do you do when you want to plug something into a vintage computer but don’t have the correct cable and the connector used is long since obsolete or proprietary? In this video we’re going to talk about DIY solutions to recreating obsolete electrical connectors at home.
We’ll cover the design process of a connector I made for the 12-pin Casio 4-bit bus and see how it evolved over time from the initial concept. We’ll also take a look at a few mains connectors that Sven Petersen made for vintage computing devices.
NOTE: I did modify the PCB to move the ribbon cable holes inward, about 0.050", new files uploaded to GitHub on 4 April, 2022.
Timeline:
00:00 – Welcome
01:00 – Connector conundrum
02:38 – Casio 4-bit bus, connector V1
07:00 – Measuring up a real Casio peripheral, Connector V2
11:40 – Tin man cometh – DIY tinplating, Connector V3
18:20 – DIY Casio 4-bit bus connector in situ
20:49 – Sven Petersen’s European VIC-20 power connector
24:08 – Sven Petersen’s ‘Japanese Calculator’ mains connector
26:41 – Wrap-up. Thanks!
Please consider clicking on the Subscribe button below and then click the bell icon. That way you will be notified when I post a new video. Thanks!
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Hey Birt! On Social Media!
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Links
Poitr’s site: http://pisi.com.pl/piotr433/hardware.htm
Hey Birt’s Casio 12-pin connector design: github.com/Jeff-Birt/Casio_12Pin
Sven’s VIC-20 mains connector: tech.guitarsite.de/vic20_power_plug.html
Sven’s Japanese calculator mains connector: tech.guitarsite.de/3dprintcon.html
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MG Chem. Liquid Tin: amzn.to/3K8cEb3
Spudger set I use: amzn.to/3z19pM7
CiaKot: amzn.to/3CvVKiY
Overcaot Pen: amzn.to/3s439Bt
Novus Plastic Polish: amzn.to/2VwtFaV
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Heat mats: amzn.to/3boKDwl
Uxcell shrink wrap: amzn.to/3boKJEd
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uxCell strain reliefs: amzn.to/3nJ5AaP
Credits
Chiptune Thing No. 3 "Victory" by Steven O’Brien soundcloud.com/stevenobrien
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music provided by Music for Creators youtu.be/ujIMRIJ1JG8
