[Boatanchors] 7 Pin Plug Question

Freeberg, Scott (STP) Scott.Freeberg at guidant.com
Mon Mar 20 14:39:00 EST 2006


I am building a power supply for my 1936 Gross CW-25.  The Gross has a 7 pin socket on the back panel for power.  I assumed 7 pin was 7 pin, but when I got the new 7 pin socket from RadioDaze www.radiodaze.com , I discovered the 1935 7 pin socket is slightly larger than the new ones.

The distance from the center to the 1936 sockets is about 0.45" as measured on my caliper.  The new 7 pin plug is definately less than 0.45" (I didn't write the measurement down, but its noticeably smaller).  

Does anyone have a 7 pin male plug with these dimensions:

pin to adjacent pin distance:  0.4"
center to pin distance:  0.45" .. it could be 0.5" 

I'd like to build a power cable to mate with the 1936 socket if possible.  If not, then I'll have to look at fabricating a plug.  I won't replace the original socket.  The CW-25 wants to stay intact.  

Thanks for checking your junk box.

Here is a photo of my CW-25 http://www.qsl.net/wa9wfa/gross_cw25.htm

By the way, RadioDaze rocks.  They don't charge a stupid handling fee, just the shipping fee, and they are fast to ship and very helpful on the phone.

73, Scott WA9WFA



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