I've recently bought a round 13 pin DIN connector (PCB mountable). I noticed that there's a "slot" in it which looks like it could hold a micro-switch (for detecting when a matching plug has been inserted or removed). If that's the case, what kind of micro-switch will I be looking for?
Here's some photos I've taken of my 13 pin DIN connector:
" snipped-for-privacy@lycos.com" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@64g2000cwx.googlegroups.com:
You might get by without it, if there's a spare pin, which can be linked to another wire in the plug so its presence is detected by stuff connected to the socket.
innews: snipped-for-privacy@64g2000cwx.googlegroups.com:
There's no spare pin. I need to add a switch, and was hoping that the slot would allow for a specific switch insteadof me having to modify the switch by cutting etc. Any suggestions for a switch that might fit?
" snipped-for-privacy@lycos.com" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com:
I don't know of one, so I can't suggest. Look at each of your 13 lines. Is it possible that any one of them has a voltage or current that changes in a well-defined way depending on whether or not that plug is inserted? If so, you might easily detect it with a single transistor or FET, and that could be cheaper than a microswitch, let alone the trouble of getting one so specific. Failing that, look at a few cheap switches and think what is the easiest to adapt with minimal cutting of plastic.
Do you know who made the connectors? They should know,
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