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    From B B@bburns657@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 09:07:53
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    I have an Elvira and the Party Monsters machine with burnt harness side connectors to the Backbox Interconnect Board (2 P7 and 2P6). The manual gives no part numbers for harness connectors (female).
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  • From Kerry Imming@kcimming@pobox.com to rec.games.pinball on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 07:21:05
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    On 4/11/2023 11:07 AM, B B wrote:
    I have an Elvira and the Party Monsters machine with burnt harness side connectors to the Backbox Interconnect Board (2 P7 and 2P6). The manual gives no part numbers for harness connectors (female).

    There is information on repairing connectors on PinWiki here: https://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Williams_System_9_-_11#Repairing_the_General_Illumination_Input_Connector_.2F_Wiring

    It's probably a 0.156 connector like this: https://www.pinballlife.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PBL-600-0484-00

    Those are Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDC) where the wires just
    push in. It's easier with the push-in tool. If you have a crimper you
    can use a similar connector with separate crimp pins like this:

    https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/products.asp?cat=81

    - Kerry

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  • From BrianC@brian.casper@gmail.com to rec.games.pinball on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 12:59:41
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.pinball

    On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 8:21:15 AM UTC-4, Kerry Imming wrote:
    On 4/11/2023 11:07 AM, B B wrote:
    I have an Elvira and the Party Monsters machine with burnt harness side connectors to the Backbox Interconnect Board (2 P7 and 2P6). The manual gives no part numbers for harness connectors (female).
    There is information on repairing connectors on PinWiki here: https://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Williams_System_9_-_11#Repairing_the_General_Illumination_Input_Connector_.2F_Wiring

    It's probably a 0.156 connector like this: https://www.pinballlife.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PBL-600-0484-00

    Those are Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDC) where the wires just
    push in. It's easier with the push-in tool. If you have a crimper you
    can use a similar connector with separate crimp pins like this:

    https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/products.asp?cat=81

    - Kerry
    This is great info.
    Note that Great Plains seems to have stopped taking orders due to retirement! But the same parts should be available through DigiKey or Mouser if you do a little searching. I would recommend using the Trifurcon option as they can carry more current than the standard single edged variety.
    -Brian
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