I finally recieved all the parts I need to complete assembling and testing of the reproduction Datantics PCB.

I carefully drilled 1/16″ holes to match each bracket to a couple of mounting holes in the PCB. Then I inserted the eyelets and used the eyelet setting tool to set them and secure the bracket. I then drilled the rest of the holes, and set the rest of the eyelets.

brackets attached

You have to careful with this work. Two eyelet sizes are needed, keystone #26 where you only have one bracket to go through. #27 in the four holes where both brackets overlap. I used an inexpensive eyelet setting tool that I got from volcano arts. After completing this task, I would say that the holes in the PCB are slightly bigger than optimal for the 1/16″ eyelets. Despite this, the eyelets worked out fine in my board. Have I mentioned that one of the biggest problems I have with these reproduction boards is getting the hole dimensions right. This is especially hard when I don’t have engineering drawings for the original parts.

more pictures of the brackets

bracket attached

back of board

Back of Board with Brackets Attached

The blue edge connector seen in these photos will be wired to a ribbon cable for connection to my Mimeo motherboard. It is Digikey part number S3345-ND. The key thing with these edge connectors is the spacing which should be .156. There are 15 positions per side for a total of 30 contacts. I got the edge connector dimensions right, the connector fits perfectly.