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Title: Cherry G80-3000 USB Internal Connector? Like Filco?
Post by: Pliny on Mon, 11 July 2016, 01:41:52

Does anyone know the part #/pinout of the internal connector on a Cherry G80-3000 - a modern one with USB.

It's a 5-pin Molex-type connector; I was hoping that it was compatible with Filco connectors, but there's no good reason to assume that! Anyone put a custom cable on one of these boards, and if so, what's the connector and the pinout?

Any help appreciated, even a general guide to saying "what model of molex connector is sitting in front of me..."

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Pic, with contrasting (larger) Realforce connector

(http://i.imgur.com/kaepSWH.jpg)

Title: Re: Cherry G80-3000 USB Internal Connector? Like Filco?
Post by: yangdigi on Wed, 13 July 2016, 11:28:13

My G80-3000
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Title: Re: Cherry G80-3000 USB Internal Connector? Like Filco?
Post by: Pliny on Wed, 13 July 2016, 22:57:05

Thanks! It's hard to go from an unscaled view, but I got my calipers today and can say it's a 1.5mm pitch connector, so smaller than a Realforce or Filco connector... gonna keep searching the catalogs!

Title: Re: Cherry G80-3000 USB Internal Connector? Like Filco?
Post by: merlin64 on Fri, 15 July 2016, 14:02:53

It is either a JHS or JST connector.

Title: Re: Cherry G80-3000 USB Internal Connector? Like Filco?
Post by: Pliny on Fri, 15 July 2016, 21:19:34

Quote from: merlin64 on Fri, 15 July 2016, 14:02:53

It is either a JHS or JST connector.

Thanks! I think I've narrowed it down to a JST ZH 5 "circuit" connector. I've ordered some and a crimper :-\ we'll see how I do!

It's tiny, 1.5mm pitch (pin spacing)