On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:32:52 UTC, (Dick) wrote:

Urgently need the 8 prong plug that goes in the back of a Johnson Ranger II. If
you have one of these, PLEASE email me at and I will
happily buy it from you. Last item needed in restoration. Thank you!

Is that the common "octal" plug? They're available as is the
"Loctal", which is what I've heard people call the 11 pin octal
plug.

Reminds me, I should get a few of each and also make up wiring
harnesses for the Heathkit SB-102 and HP-23.

de ah6gi/4

It's a 9-pin plug you seek, not an 8-pin. They're mighty hard to find. Here
is a link to a surplus store that may carry them. I've found a few oddball
parts here over the years:

http://www.montagar.com/~patj/nortex.htm

73 and good luck!
Dean K5DH


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Urgently need the 8 prong plug that goes in the back of a Johnson Ranger
II. If
you have one of these, PLEASE email me at and I wil
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happily buy it from you. Last item needed in restoration. Thank you!

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On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:32:52 UTC, (Dick) wrote:

Urgently need the 8 prong plug that goes in the back of a Johnson Ranger II. If
you have one of these, PLEASE email me at and I will
happily buy it from you. Last item needed in restoration. Thank you!

Is that the common "octal" plug? They're available as is the
"Loctal", which is what I've heard people call the 11 pin octal
plug.

No, it's a 9-pin plug with slightly smaller pins than the octal. Those used
to be very common for audio transformers, and Amphenol made them. I bet
that the guys making the old Amphenol octal plugs might still make them,
even. It's worth checking the Newark catalogue.

Loctal is a very different thing, with eight pins that are all thinner than
octal pins, and a locking clip in the center. Aside from being used for tubes,
it is very popular for projection lamps.
--scott

--
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On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:32:52 UTC, (Dick) wrote:

Urgently need the 8 prong plug that goes in the back of a Johnson Ranger
II. If
you have one of these, PLEASE email me at and I will
happily buy it from you. Last item needed in restoration. Thank you!

Is that the common "octal" plug? They're available as is the
"Loctal", which is what I've heard people call the 11 pin octal
plug.

Reminds me, I should get a few of each and also make up wiring
harnesses for the Heathkit SB-102 and HP-23.

de ah6gi/4


Correct it is the 8-pin Octal (Amphenol/WPI series 86) VERY COMMON and still
being mfg.

gb

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On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:32:52 UTC, (Dick) wrote:

Urgently need the 8 prong plug that goes in the back of a Johnson Ranger
II. If
you have one of these, PLEASE email me at and I
will
happily buy it from you. Last item needed in restoration. Thank you!

Is that the common "octal" plug? They're available as is the
"Loctal", which is what I've heard people call the 11 pin octal
plug.

No, it's a 9-pin plug with slightly smaller pins than the octal. Those
used
to be very common for audio transformers, and Amphenol made them. I bet
that the guys making the old Amphenol octal plugs might still make them,
even. It's worth checking the Newark catalogue.

No its an 8-pin octal and was also still used for plug-in relays.
Here is their catalog (look at Section 4 for digrams and options for 86
series plugs and sockets)
http://www.wpi-interconnect.com/Cata...alog%20PDF.pdf

gb

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It's a 9-pin plug you seek, not an 8-pin. They're mighty hard to find.
Here
is a link to a surplus store that may carry them. I've found a few
oddball
parts here over the years:

http://www.montagar.com/~patj/nortex.htm

73 and good luck!
Dean K5DH

No, its an 8-pin. The 86 series has an alignment keyway in the center
(which is not energized - and does not count as a pin). Readily available,
being mfg. everyday in Salem, NJ.
Here is WPI catalog (look at Section 4 for diagrams and options for 86
series plugs and sockets)
http://www.wpi-interconnect.com/Cata...alog%20PDF.pdf

The Heathkit power cables use 11-pin connectors.

regards,

Mahlon - K4OQ

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On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:32:52 UTC, (Dick) wrote:


Urgently need the 8 prong plug that goes in the back of a Johnson Ranger II. If
you have one of these, PLEASE email me at and I will
happily buy it from you. Last item needed in restoration. Thank you!


Is that the common "octal" plug? They're available as is the
"Loctal", which is what I've heard people call the 11 pin octal
plug.

Reminds me, I should get a few of each and also make up wiring
harnesses for the Heathkit SB-102 and HP-23.

de ah6gi/4

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The Heathkit power cables use 11-pin connectors.

regards,

Mahlon - K4OQ

Yes, Amphenol 86 series.
http://store.yahoo.com/triodeel/amphenol.html

11 pin was used by relays and for power supplies, such as the Heathkit HP-23
for the SB series of radios.

6 pin socket & plugs are the ones normally used with older Leslie speakers
(like 147 & 122) with tube amplifiers, that attach to Hammond organs.

8-pin was the popular octal used for a number of subassemblies, relay
sockets and cables.

In article nUGDd.16010$c%.13398@okepread05, Lonnie
writes:

The Heathkit power cables use 11-pin connectors.

So does the Collins KWM-2.
73--Mike K.

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