There is a deeper section in the middle which is 24.75mm across. The dip in the center is 69.85mm across and 5.05mm high. The radius of the curved edges on the side of the cart is about 12.5mm, it's hard to be precise because the entire front curves slightly. The cartridge slot is 97.75mm across the opening on the base of the cart. So far for my project I've cut the connectors similar to the way they were done for ENIO, and have already cut out a bunch of them.Plenty of PAL SNES gear here in Australia. So I haven't actually drawn a connector yet. I printed the 2mm gap to accomodate component pins not scratching the plastic and the height of a gameboy link cable port not extending past the expansion bay.

I provided a few options not knowing how others would use them and I'm curious to find out. I would like to know which millimeter gap you decide to use and why if you don't mind sharing. If your going for something like the INL solderless audio mod then that pin seems like a good solution. It could be tricky but certainly possible. The pins you linked to are surface mount and would require being soldered to a metal extension strip or a pcb which then mounts vertically on the breakout board to make a full pin connector. It may be less but I don't have any spares to cut up and get more accurate measurements. I was thinking of trying to do something similar but with these connectors.īased on my measurements, the pins have to reach from the case into the console connector a minimum of 7.5mm to gaurantee contact. There are several models depending on how much gap you want between the nes case and base of the connector/your pcb (1mm-4mm). If they have the tab on the back like the arcade style pins I can edit the models.

If someone is able to find a source for loose solderable edge connector pins let me know. I looked for a source of loose edge connector pins for close to an hour but all I could find were the crimp style pins for arcade connectors. The process of removing and installing the pins takes some time but I find it easier than cutting and sanding.

The height of the connector, minus the pins, is 15mm. It has 2.54mm pin spacing and 7.62mm row spacing. A few of them are a tad crooked but overall I'm happy with the end result. I think a resin printer would be better suited for the small pin slots but my fdm printer worked well. It's printed in PLA with a 0.2mm nozzle and 0.1mm layer height. This weekend I designed a connector for the nes expansion port.

Snes slot 3d print