I question the MIL-DTL-83513. I have only seen this spec to define real micro-d's. Probably shares the contacts? On 14 February 2017 at 00:43, stephen.forrest@agilent.com < stephen.forrest@agilent.com> wrote: > "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 > Australian site! I found it after I posted my original question. Looks li= ke > great minds think alike! ;) > > I also managed to find several other companies which make it under > different names - none of them seem to have any online sources but I did > submit RFQs 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.forrest@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 > > the description is for 12 - mating connector: < > > http://www.cseonline.com.au/ > > 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 > > the original connector off with enough tail to fit a different > > (common) connector between the device and the original. That way you > > can access the signals but still restore the original connector (12 pin= s > though - ugh!). > > > > Stephen > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On > > 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 > > a telephoto IR thermal imaging lens assembly from a high-end security > camera. > > It was an awesome eBay find (a fraction of the usual price of such > > things) but now I have to actually figure out how to interface to it > > 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 > > contacts are gold-plated (the flash on the camera makes them look > > otherwise). They are little tubes rather than solid pins. They seem to > > be about 0.03 inch diameter each (0.76mm) and their inner diameter > > seems to be 0.022 inch by a go/no-go pin gage test (0.558mm). Note the > > 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 > > Omnetics. The mate is probably part number MCP-12xx where xx indicates > > the type of termination you want, which I am not picky about since > > this is a one-off. There is no marking on the connector itself but an > > extensive Google image review for "circular connectors" allowed me to > > find similar ones which I then traced to Omnetics. > > > > What I'd really like to know is whether there are any crosses for this > > part which are more available than Omnetics OR is there a source which > > sells Omnetics' connectors? They don't seem to use the typical > > distribution channels. > > > > Any help appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sean > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/ > > mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/ > mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=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 .