Source for very small connectors?

Jan 05, 2007 3 Replies

I'm finally moving a project to assemble an approximation of the C&O #6500 A/B/C TR-3 "herd" out of an Athearn SW-7 cow and 2 calves off my to-do shelf and onto my workbench. There are good notes on making a two-unit TR-4 in the December 1997 C&O Historical Magazine, and I'm extrapolating from there. I plan to have the units drawbar connected, with Athearn power chassis in the two end units and provision for a DCC decoder (maybe some day with sound) in the center dummy unit. To facilitate servicing the units, I'd like to use two very small 6-pin (2 for rail pickup, 2 for the motors, and 2 for the end headlights) plug and socket connectors between the center unit and the end units. The connectors can be hidden up inside the center unit, but should be easy to disconnect when I pop the shell off. Any suggestions? Geezer


Take a look around this site. They are mainly connectors for computers, but I think they should work just fine.

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No 6-pin though. But you coudl cobble something up. Also try looking at results of:
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Peteski

2 | for the end headlights) plug and socket connectors between the center unit | and the end units. The connectors can be hidden up inside the center unit, | but should be easy to disconnect when I pop the shell off. Any suggestions? | Geezer |

For one-off stuff, consider the electronics surplus market. Some suppliers I've used are

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-- also good new stuff and some of the major suppliers I've dealt with are
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Norm

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