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jeh@cmkrnl.com wrote:
: In article <1993Jan3.004714.27542@softwords.bc.ca>, jmacphai@cue.bc.ca 
: (James MacPhail) writes:
: > You guys are aware of ScotchFlex, right? If not, check it out. It is made
: > by 3M (and thus tends to be considered over-priced by some).
: > 
: > It is composed of IDC forks that go through the perf-board from the
: > wire side, and DIP sockets that plug on from the component side. The 
: > forks stand out about 0.1" and will take 2-3 layers of wire. Wiring,

Three wires is pushing it.  The first experience a coworker had with
this, he overloaded a fork, and the wire on the bottom got broken.

: I think ScotchFlex is *great* for prototyping and debug.  It is FAR more
: convenient than WW for debug -- because it's a lot easier to change.  Of 
: course
: I'd never ship a product, not even a one-of-a-kind, that used it -- but that's
: not what it's for. 

Seconded.  The wires are also vulnerable to breaking with a side to 
side motion, as the IDC fork has scored them.  I find a prototype to
be good for about an month of messing around, and then it gets flakier
than you can stand.  But since I figure it to be 5 times faster than
wirewrapping, it's worth it.

Do Robinson-Nugent and Vero still make competitive stuff?  They were
both in the form of pin/sockets that had to be staked into a laminate.

Mark Zenier  markz@ssc.wa.com