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Title: "official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and solder?
Post by: space_cake on May 01, 2006, 05:48:29 PM
as used on many vintage wah pedals!  ;D
anyone knows how these are called and where can i buy them from?

thanks!
Title: Re: "official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and solder?
Post by: Paul Marossy on May 01, 2006, 05:50:57 PM
I think they're called wire posts. Dunno where you can buy them from, though.
Title: Re: "official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and sol
Post by: Steve Newton on May 01, 2006, 07:05:22 PM
If you're in the UK a search for "PCB Pins" on Maplin's site gets those 1mm posts.
Title: Re: "official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and sol
Post by: any on May 02, 2006, 03:40:11 AM
They are called "turret boards", the terminals are simply called turrets.
Title: Re: "official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and sol
Post by: cd on May 02, 2006, 09:05:57 AM
Quote from: any on May 02, 2006, 03:40:11 AM
They are called "turret boards", the terminals are simply called turrets.

Though the original poster is talking about something else, turrets (like on amps) are actually not a bad idea.

The actual pins though, everyone used to use them "back in the day", they're typically called wire wrap pins.  You can even get wire wrapping tools. 
Title: Re: "official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and solder?
Post by: Paul Perry (Frostwave) on May 02, 2006, 09:41:35 AM
There is room for confusion here.
The traditional 'wire wrap' pins had very sharp square edges, so that the twisted wire was bitten into. there wasn't any solder involved. I used to see people wirewrapping on the train.
On the other hand, there were various pins designed to be soldered to a PCB, and having various ends to facilitate the soldering of wires  or components. Everything from simple straight pins, to elaborate forked structures.
Title: Re: "official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and sol
Post by: any on May 02, 2006, 10:18:17 AM
there's quite a collection of turret type pins here (keystone electronics)

http://www.keyelco.com/pdfs/p81.pdf
Title: Re: "official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and sol
Post by: formerMember1 on May 02, 2006, 11:28:28 PM
i have been using  the flea clips that smallbear sells for awhile now,..

you also need around a 57-58 size drill bit, and need to squeeze the end of the flea clip to make it fit...

*edit for pic*

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c317/_!_/pcbpins.jpg)