mc300baud
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ok, i just finished my CR 23-style adapter for my HK 5230... i used the connector and wiring for a homemade adapter that came with my kit that i'll never use.
i haven't tested it yet but i'm pretty sure the pinout should be correct. here's a chart:
5230 molex pin / element / socket pin
-------------- -------- ----------
1 (orange) / G2 grids / 7
2 (none) / - / -
3 (blue) / blue / 11
4 (black) / heater / 9
5 (none) / - / -
6 (brown) / heater / 10
7 (white) / G1 grids / 5
8 (green) / green / 6
9 (red) / red / 8
sorry, the stupid formatting that i can't undo ate my nicely spaced chart. i'll try to redo this with diagrams as a .jpg file or something soon.
colors in () indicate wire colors on the cable coming from the 5230; they may or may not match up to wire colors on your adapter (mine did not.) the molex pin numbers should be the same on either side of the molex connector, at least mine is marked that way.
when i get a chance in the next few days i'll take a picture but for now i've neglected my poor wife enough this evening and i'd better go clean up the mess i left on the dining room table.
i'm also going to do a CR 31-style adapter for 8-pin sockets, especially the K7000 "small neck" series. i'll post that when i've got it done.
i haven't tested it yet but i'm pretty sure the pinout should be correct. here's a chart:
5230 molex pin / element / socket pin
-------------- -------- ----------
1 (orange) / G2 grids / 7
2 (none) / - / -
3 (blue) / blue / 11
4 (black) / heater / 9
5 (none) / - / -
6 (brown) / heater / 10
7 (white) / G1 grids / 5
8 (green) / green / 6
9 (red) / red / 8
sorry, the stupid formatting that i can't undo ate my nicely spaced chart. i'll try to redo this with diagrams as a .jpg file or something soon.
colors in () indicate wire colors on the cable coming from the 5230; they may or may not match up to wire colors on your adapter (mine did not.) the molex pin numbers should be the same on either side of the molex connector, at least mine is marked that way.
when i get a chance in the next few days i'll take a picture but for now i've neglected my poor wife enough this evening and i'd better go clean up the mess i left on the dining room table.
i'm also going to do a CR 31-style adapter for 8-pin sockets, especially the K7000 "small neck" series. i'll post that when i've got it done.
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