[QuadList] fun questions for you hardware gurus

[John Fletcher]

Just "Google-ing" around, it looks like both Cambion and Keystone have
those types of terminals in their product catalogs.  Now about
distributors that could supply a small quantity at a reasonable price, I
don't know.

- John




On Sun, 2013-01-20 at 20:26 -0500, Dave Sieg wrote:
> This is what I love about this group!
> I've spent the past 2 days going through catalogs and sites and it
> took 20 minutes on here
> to get an exact perfect answer!
> Awesome, John!
> Thanks!
> Dave
> 
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 8:20 PM, John Fletcher
> <jfletcher at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>         
>         Dave,
>         
>         WRT the standoff terminals, here's one place you can find
>         them:
>         
>         http://www.surplussales.com/Hardware/Standoffs/threaded-base.html
>         
>         
>         Might be nice to find some "basic" ones offered at a lower
>         price... I'll
>         look around a little more.  Those are really handy terminals
>         to have
>         around...
>         
>         - John
>         
>         
>         On Sun, 2013-01-20 at 20:01 -0500, Dave Sieg wrote:
>         > Dear Quad hardware gurus:
>         >
>         >
>         > Here's a kind of a trade.
>         > Like the previous "what is it" questions, here is a picture
>         for you to
>         > guess some details about.
>         > I found these going through my esoteric junk boxes today and
>         thought
>         > about the quad group contests.
>         >
>         >
>         > The second drawing is my real question.
>         >
>         >
>         > I have been wracking (racking?) my brain trying to find
>         these two
>         > pieces of hardware on the Internet.
>         > I can't figure out what to call them much less find them but
>         I need
>         > them for a project I'm working on.
>         > I figure there are enough hardware gurus on the list that
>         have seen
>         > and worked with these, so I'll ask you guys.
>         >
>         >
>         > The first drawing is of a nut with a bulb on the end,usually
>         aluminum,
>         > that is often used on covers of rackmount
>         > equipment to hold the front plate on or somesuch.  It mates
>         to metal
>         > or sometimes rubber brackets
>         > that hold the plate firmly in place, but all you have to do
>         is yank on
>         > the plate and pull it off.
>         > They are usually tapped with 6/32 or 4/40 threads.  I can't
>         figure out
>         > what to call it much less find
>         > it.  I've used the extensive hardware searches on Mouser,
>         Newark, and
>         > DigiKey but without a name...
>         > What's it called?  Where can I get some?
>         >
>         >
>         > The second should be really simple too, its an insulated
>         standoff that
>         > I've seen in quad machines (not totally OT, this post)
>         > and tube type amplifiers.  Also usually a 6/32 nut with an
>         insulator
>         > then a stalk to solder components to.
>         > I guess there is no call for these anymore, but I'd sure
>         like to find
>         > a supply of them at a not too exhorbitant price.
>         >
>         >
>         > So... see if you have any good guesses about the buttons and
>         send
>         > along your thoughts about these two
>         > oddball items, I'd really appreciate it!
>         > Dave
>         >
>         >
>         > --
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>         > www.davesieg.com
>         > www.scanimate.com
>         >
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