Spacers / Stand-offs for Atari Tempest boards

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Does anyone know of a good source for new, accurate Spacers / Stand-offs for Atari Tempest boards? Thanks for any assistance.

I saw these for sale a couple of years ago, but now cannot find them.

Scott C.
 
Does anyone know of a good source for new, accurate Spacers / Stand-offs for Atari Tempest boards? Thanks for any assistance.

I saw these for sale a couple of years ago, but now cannot find them.

Scott C.
BTW, the small double-sided orange spacers are what I'm asking about.

Scott C.
 
There was a thread about this a while ago, can't remember the link though. But I believe this was the resolution to that thread (provided by douglasgb). I can confirm they work:

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/keystone-electronics/8818/36-8818-ND/317152


However I have also been using these, which I like a little better, as they're lower profile, and don't have the 'spring' of the ones above (which push the boards outward a bit, due to the curved tension springs):

https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=36-8849-ND
 
Thanks for the info and links. Before seeing your post, I found another thread at the following link. It shows four spacers, but I'm not sure which is correct for Tempest boardsets.

https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/products.asp?cat=134

Scott C.


Those all require different hole sizes on the two ends. So, one end is likely not going to fit properly.

Just go with the ones I posted and you'll be all set. I experimented with a lot of them that didn't work for various reasons, so you aren't likely to find better. The spacing of the channels in the wood PCB mounting bracket in the cab is pretty specific, so they need to fit just right, else the boards won't slide in right.
 
Those all require different hole sizes on the two ends. So, one end is likely not going to fit properly.

Just go with the ones I posted and you'll be all set. I experimented with a lot of them that didn't work for various reasons, so you aren't likely to find better. The spacing of the channels in the wood PCB mounting bracket in the cab is pretty specific, so they need to fit just right, else the boards won't slide in right.
Thanks for the great info, Andy. Order submitted!

Scott C.
 
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