"official name" of those vintage PCB pins that wrap your wire around and solder?

Started by space_cake, May 01, 2006, 05:48:29 PM

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space_cake

as used on many vintage wah pedals!  ;D
anyone knows how these are called and where can i buy them from?

thanks!

Paul Marossy

I think they're called wire posts. Dunno where you can buy them from, though.

Steve Newton

If you're in the UK a search for "PCB Pins" on Maplin's site gets those 1mm posts.
Steve.
Not my circus, not my monkey.

any

They are called "turret boards", the terminals are simply called turrets.
It's supposed to sound that way.

cd

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. 

Paul Perry (Frostwave)

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.

any

It's supposed to sound that way.

formerMember1

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...

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