frogone wrote:Great find! I'm having the same issue with my motherboard(s). I think they had DX2 processors in them and as a result have no 8-pin jumpers.
I've looked on Yageo's site but I can't find that part anymore as I guess it's obsolete. Is it possible to get a substitute?
Sorry, I haven't been here in a while.
The electronics catalog I found the information in was from the late 1990's.
They are still made but not by Yageo.
They are very hard to find (even for me, an electronics tech) and they are absolutely NOT cheap.
Yes, they are obsolete and the few manufactures that still make them know they have a niche marked so they jack the price.
I guess my description wasn't clear enough.
It's 4 non-connected jumpers in one inline package.
This is about what it would look like without the plastic.
The attachment Jumpers.JPG is no longer available
The only thing that holds them together is a lump of plastic.
They don't need to be attached to each other to work.
That construction was probably for convenience and/or to avoid configuration mistakes at the factory.
You don't need to buy anything.
You can make them using an appropriate diameter wire and a needle nose pliers.
If the wire size is good a paper-clip or some solid copper wire should work fine.
A bare wire there shouldn't be a problem. If it bothers you then heat-shrink the exposed part.
If you want to get fancy and make a single inline reproduction there is a product called JB Weld "Plastic Bonder".
It works like a 2-part epoxy but when it cures it's a hard plastic.
It bonds well to some materials that most others (including Super Glue) just won't.
It's available in various colors. I dunno if they have a dark brown or black to match the original part. (Use paint.)
I used beige to fix broken retainer-clip mountings on some car door panels. The repair is strong.
I was impressed. It's not often a product exceeds my expectations by that much.
I'm not 100% sure it will hold up for your application but I think it will.
It's not inexpensive but not too expensive given how well it works.
When you need some for a special project it's worth the price IMHO.
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