Wire wrap posts for reproduction boards

[jth877]

I was thinking about getting a reproduction p400 preamp board for a 2245 since the original has a few lifted traces and has seen better days. The repo boards look nice, but do not come with pins. I know there has been talk on here about repo boards but I can't seem to find any mention of pins for them.a

For folks who have gotten the newly made boards, what did you use for pins?

 

[Daan*]

I just reused the pins from the old board.

 

[Semanon]

Wire wrap is a fine solution for manufacturers who need to quickly, repeatable, and inexpensively make connections. I understand the desire to keep equipment as original as possible, but when a wire wrap must be removed, trying to recreate the same assembly line solution at home seems to be a bit overboard. Just reuse the existing pins and solder to them. (You may be planning to do this: it’s not clear)

I own a wire wrap gun and used it in the past. However, I found no benefit mechanically, electronically, or sonicly.

 

[Lavane]

I use screw terminal blocks a lot. They come in singles, duals, and bigger. Here is a small switch mode power supply filter board I populated to be used in a subsonic filter I'm building. It makes it much easier to remove a board if it needs repair.

 

[dankik]

You can get these from Digikey. Solder into board and wrap wires. Break off to whatever length you need. $0.90 for 40 pins, but check pin spacing and post size dimensions.

 

[jth877]

You can get these from Digikey. Solder into board and wrap wires. Break off to whatever length you need. $0.90 for 40 pins, but check pin spacing and post size dimensions.
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Awesome! Just what I was looking for. Too bad I just placed an order with digikey.