Product Overview
Jameco 133006 4-Pin DIP-14 Full-Can Oscillator Socket New Old Stock
Condition
New old stock. Open-frame 14-pin DIP socket body with 4 gold-plated machined contact receptacles installed at the corner positions. Unused surplus component.
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Product Overview
The Jameco 133006 is a specialized 4-pin socket built in a standard 14-pin DIP footprint, engineered specifically for full-size (full-can) crystal clock oscillators. By populating only the four active corner positions (pins 1, 7, 8, and 14) with gold-plated machine-tooled receptacles, this socket eliminates unnecessary pins while providing solid mechanical retention and reliable electrical contact for frequency generation circuits.
Key Features
- Standard DIP-14 physical footprint with 0.100-inch pin pitch and 0.300-inch row spacing.
- Populated with 4 corner machine-tooled contact receptacles (pins 1, 7, 8, and 14).
- Gold-plated inner contacts with tin-plated solder tail terminations.
- Open-frame thermoplastic ladder body with built-in orientation notch.
- Molded mold-cavity marking legible on frame crossbar.
Applications
- Soldering onto retrocomputing single-board computers (such as Zeta or xi_8088 builds) to allow easy swapping of master clock oscillators.
- Breadboarding and prototyping microprocessor timing circuits without exposing sensitive oscillator cans to direct soldering heat.
- Servicing legacy digital test gear and frequency counters that use full-can 4-pin DIP clock generators.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this 14-pin socket body only have 4 metal pin receptacles?
Full-size rectangular crystal clock oscillators conform to the physical spacing of a 14-pin DIP IC, but they only use the four corner pins (typically for enable/NC, ground, clock output, and supply voltage). Sockets built specifically for full-can oscillators leave the intermediate 10 pin locations unpopulated to reduce insertion force and avoid layout interference.
What type of contacts does this socket use?
The socket features machined round screw-machine receptacles with gold-plated internal contacts, offering durable multi-insertion reliability compared to standard stamped dual-leaf sockets.
Why buy a single oscillator socket here instead of hunting down a bulk distributor pack?
Vintage computing repairs and one-off synthesizer builds usually call for exactly one or two oscillator sockets, not an entire distributor rail. Buying this specific, individually handled piece gives you the exact component needed for your board without paying high minimum-order fees or waiting on overseas delivery. Shipping is an $8 flat rate, free once your order passes $28, and orders leave our Idaho warehouse the same or next business day.
The right socket turns a soldered-in clock frequency into an open-ended design choice. Plug in the can, clock the logic, and keep the retro iron running steady.
