Digital BW, The Print

I have tried some free market Epson parts suppliers on the web to no
avail.
 
That connector is very much like what you just described, except it is
about 1/8 inch thick, 1/4 inch with protruding tines.
There are 7 tines wrapping around and "ELCO 9501" is molded into the
header piece.  I could not upload the image to the files section, but
sent it to Martin so he can do it.
 
TigerShark
 
-----Original Message-----
From: jimhayes361 [mailto:jimhayes@...] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 3:17 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Vacuum fill overfill and nubbins, was After
Market Chips
 
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "TigerShark" <sunnyd@p...> 
wrote:
> Martin and all,

> My guess is that the same connector is used on all chipped Epson
> printers.  Is there anyone on this list who knows where to get this 
part
> (ELCO 9501) ?
>  

If anyone knows how to find it I should. Unfortunately I have not been 
specifying connectors for electronincs companies for ten years. Elco 
is not a major name I recognise. Amp and Molex are the giants, or 
were.

Elco sounds a little like a company name I dealt with once wrt a low 
profile, zero wipe connector. This company made rubber sticks that had 
fine gold tines/lines wrapped around it. You would get two pc boards, 
say the top one had an LCD on it, and create a sandwidch with this 
connector in the middle. It conducted current from one board to the 
LCD, with gaps of less than 0.100 inch.

I used to have three filing cabinet drawers stuffed with catalogs from 
vendors usefull to electronics companies. Sadly, I threw them away 
housecleaning after a few years off the job.

Sometimes the best way to find a connector is through an Epson part 
rep/repair place. For example, maybe the repair center 20 miles from 
me can order it as a replacement. Or the places listed on Epson page 
that give the two companies you can buy parts from for Epsons.

Given time, I might try this.


Sometimes connector companies mold in ID info on the connector, to 
give you a way to track the company via phone or now, internet.

I don't know how the 2000 works, but the 1160 at least needs special 
software if the head is removed, replaced. It has to be re-aligned 
three ways.
Jim H. 





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