Re: HuCard Connector Question

From David Shadoff <xxxxxx@interlog.com>
Date
>Is anyone interested in a whole
>box of these card connectors?  There are two kinds, one which has a
>frame for holding a HuCard, and another with no frame at all, just bare
>pins.

Certainly, if you can find the correct kind of socket, that would be great.

The problem is not pin-spacing however; 0.05" has been a pretty standard 
pin-spacing since before PCI slots became popular.  The problem is finding 
a connector with the correct number of pins (and edge spacing), and the 
correct slot thickness for a HuCard (I seem to recall that it is 3/32" or 
something like that).

Some people have suggested "fashioning" a connector of the correct 
thickness out of connectors of different thicknesses, or other handcraft or 
makeshift strategies for a connector of the correct thickness.  The issue 
with this is that tolerances are pretty tight on these connectors and 
HuCards themselves; it is difficult to hand-fashion something within 1/100 
of an inch - and don't forget that the pins of the connector need to 
contact the HuCard with the appropriate pressure.

Don't take this as nay-saying though; I think it is a good idea to further 
explore the types of connectors that you have found, for the possibility of 
matching against the requirements of a HuCard adapter.

- Dave