[Ham-Computers] Re: I need a female 50-pin ATAPI connector

[kd4e]

Turns out that JAE may have the correct part - they
are sending me three samples to test - someone else
thinks they may have something in a box somewhere.

Will report back what I discover ... meanwhile I have
to practice my close-in soldering skills!

:-)

 > Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal) wrote:
> I'm not sure how "standard" the 50-pin side is, but it looks quite
> similar to the connector used by many laptop drives (and some drive
> "caddies").  They're designed for quick connect/disconnect such as
> when used in a removable drive bay found in many laptops.
> 
> You might want to scavange some old laptop docking stations and see
> what you find.  Most of the time, you won't find it as part of a
> cable assembly...it's usually soldered onto a circuit board.
> 
> 73,
> 
> - Aaron, NN6O

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