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From: bbs00068@uafcseg.uucp (Joel Kolstad)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: HP-48 serial connectors...
Keywords: Red in the Face
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Date: 16 Jul 90 22:43:05 GMT
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Organization: College of Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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Well,  folks,  I  have  some  bad news for everybody who has ordered a
connector from me recently...
 
It  seems  that  the connectors I WAS using are NOT the proper ones --
Molex  #22-01-2041  housings do NOT have 2mm spacing on the pins.  Too
bad.   I  was  just  about  to send out a bunch of these when I caught
this...
 
I  apologize  for  this  inconvenience,  and am doing everything in my
power to try to find the RIGHT connector.  Preston Brown helped a good
deal  by giving me the exact demensions of the serial port -- now most
places I talk to have at least a vague idea what I'm talking about!
 
After making a few million phones calls today, it LOOKS as though I AM
going  to be able to get the proper connectors.  However, I'm not 100%
sure  of  this  yet (...got to 5PM REAL FAST today...), so don't cross
your  fingers  just  yet.  I'll know by the end of this week whats up,
and  will  keep  you  all posted.  Of course, if I'm unable to get the
right thing, you'll all get you money back with my apologies.
 
Again,  I'm  very  sorry  that  this  has  occurred.   I  made the bad
assumption that if someone says a certain connector fits, that must be
the  case.   The  connectors  I've used on my own personal cables came
from different sources that no longer exist.
 
Finally,  THANK  YOU  to  everybody  who  sent  in  more than the $1 I
requested.   Although  the $1 does cover the connector cost, the extra
helps a LOT when it comes to making long distance calls!
 
B.T.W., anybody mind puke beige connectors?  :-)
 
				---Joel Kolstad
				kolstad@cae.wisc.edu