[Techtalk] power supply

[Chris Wilson]

Hi Maria,

On Thu, 4 Mar 2010, Maria McKinley wrote:

> Really? It doesn't look like it ever had anything soldered to it

Are you sure it has been used at all?

> but that would explain why I can't find a power supply that would fit 
> it.

The holes in the middle of the tabs are the key. They're there for you to 
loop the wire through to hold it in place while you solder it, and then as 
strain relief on the solder joint. There's no point having a hole like 
that in a slide-on connector, it would just waste contact space.

Cheers, Chris.
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