"And fool's rarely differ" ;o) Anyway, good luck getting it going - such puzzles are "fun" Stephen -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of= Sean Breheny Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2017 2:43 PM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [EE] Connector source Thanks, Stephen. Actually, I did order 2 of those connectors from the Austr= alian site! I found it after I posted my original question. Looks like grea= t minds think alike! ;) I also managed to find several other companies which make it under differen= t names - none of them seem to have any online sources but I did submit RFQ= s to two of them - not sure if they will even respond at qty 2. Various names: Micro Plastic Circular Circular Micro D Micro Circular (although this can mean lots of types) MIL-DTL-83513 (apparently it is not proprietary) Various companies: Cristek PMC line Omnetics MCP or Micro360 Nextron Advanced Interconnect Solutions (Axon) Ulti-Mate SRI-Hermetics On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 10:37 PM, stephen.forrest@agilent.com < stephen.for= rest@agilent.com> wrote: > Hi Sean - > > That does look like an Omnetics connector (which I have never seen or > used!) > > If you were in Australia I would suggest: > 12-Pin-w-18-leads.html> > > In stock too. Pricey though! (note - the picture is for a 5 pin but=20 > the description is for 12 - mating connector: <=20 > http://www.cseonline.com.au/=20 > A22007-001-MCS-12-WD-18.0-C-12-Socket-w-18-leads-A22003-0011.html> ) > > If this is one off, and there is sufficient lead length, I would cut=20 > the original connector off with enough tail to fit a different=20 > (common) connector between the device and the original. That way you=20 > can access the signals but still restore the original connector (12 pins = though - ugh!). > > Stephen > > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On=20 > Behalf Of Sean Breheny > Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2017 1:34 PM > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: [EE] Connector source > > Hi all, > > I'm trying to find the mating connector for this: > > https://ibb.co/dObgLa > > The connector is part of the electric motor-driven focus mechanism on=20 > a telephoto IR thermal imaging lens assembly from a high-end security cam= era. > It was an awesome eBay find (a fraction of the usual price of such=20 > things) but now I have to actually figure out how to interface to it=20 > and part of that mystery is to find a mating connector. > > The OD of the white plastic shell is 0.267 inch (6.78mm). The 12=20 > contacts are gold-plated (the flash on the camera makes them look=20 > otherwise). They are little tubes rather than solid pins. They seem to=20 > be about 0.03 inch diameter each (0.76mm) and their inner diameter=20 > seems to be 0.022 inch by a go/no-go pin gage test (0.558mm). Note the=20 > flat side of the inner space which acts as some kind of keying feature. > > As best as I can tell, this is a "Micro Plastic Circular" connector by=20 > Omnetics. The mate is probably part number MCP-12xx where xx indicates=20 > the type of termination you want, which I am not picky about since=20 > this is a one-off. There is no marking on the connector itself but an=20 > extensive Google image review for "circular connectors" allowed me to=20 > find similar ones which I then traced to Omnetics. > > What I'd really like to know is whether there are any crosses for this=20 > part which are more available than Omnetics OR is there a source which=20 > sells Omnetics' connectors? They don't seem to use the typical=20 > distribution channels. > > Any help appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Sean > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=20 > View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/=20 > mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=20 > View/change your membership options at=20 > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/chang= e your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .