This is what I love about this group!<br>I've spent the past 2 days going through catalogs and sites and it took 20 minutes on here<div>to get an exact perfect answer!<br>Awesome, John!<br>Thanks!<br>Dave<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 8:20 PM, John Fletcher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jfletcher@frontiernet.net" target="_blank">jfletcher@frontiernet.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Dave,<br>
<br>
WRT the standoff terminals, here's one place you can find them:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.surplussales.com/Hardware/Standoffs/threaded-base.html" target="_blank">http://www.surplussales.com/Hardware/Standoffs/threaded-base.html</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Might be nice to find some "basic" ones offered at a lower price... I'll<br>
look around a little more. Those are really handy terminals to have<br>
around...<br>
<br>
- John<br>
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On Sun, 2013-01-20 at 20:01 -0500, Dave Sieg wrote:<br>
> Dear Quad hardware gurus:<br>
><br>
><br>
> Here's a kind of a trade.<br>
> Like the previous "what is it" questions, here is a picture for you to<br>
> guess some details about.<br>
> I found these going through my esoteric junk boxes today and thought<br>
> about the quad group contests.<br>
><br>
><br>
> The second drawing is my real question.<br>
><br>
><br>
> I have been wracking (racking?) my brain trying to find these two<br>
> pieces of hardware on the Internet.<br>
> I can't figure out what to call them much less find them but I need<br>
> them for a project I'm working on.<br>
> I figure there are enough hardware gurus on the list that have seen<br>
> and worked with these, so I'll ask you guys.<br>
><br>
><br>
> The first drawing is of a nut with a bulb on the end,usually aluminum,<br>
> that is often used on covers of rackmount<br>
> equipment to hold the front plate on or somesuch. It mates to metal<br>
> or sometimes rubber brackets<br>
> that hold the plate firmly in place, but all you have to do is yank on<br>
> the plate and pull it off.<br>
> They are usually tapped with 6/32 or 4/40 threads. I can't figure out<br>
> what to call it much less find<br>
> it. I've used the extensive hardware searches on Mouser, Newark, and<br>
> DigiKey but without a name...<br>
> What's it called? Where can I get some?<br>
><br>
><br>
> The second should be really simple too, its an insulated standoff that<br>
> I've seen in quad machines (not totally OT, this post)<br>
> and tube type amplifiers. Also usually a 6/32 nut with an insulator<br>
> then a stalk to solder components to.<br>
> I guess there is no call for these anymore, but I'd sure like to find<br>
> a supply of them at a not too exhorbitant price.<br>
><br>
><br>
> So... see if you have any good guesses about the buttons and send<br>
> along your thoughts about these two<br>
> oddball items, I'd really appreciate it!<br>
> Dave<br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Dave Sieg<br>
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