Attenuator adapter
View Patent ↗An attenuator pad adapter for utilizing a replacement attenuator pad in place of another attenuator pad intended for use on a printed circuit board. The attenuator pad adapter has a body portion with a plurality of pins extending from one of its ends that correspond with pins of the originally intended attenuator pad. A slot in an opposite end is configured to detachably receive an end of the replacement attenuator pad. Openings in the slot receive pins on an end of the replacement attenuator pad. The pins of the replacement attenuator pad electrically interconnect connect with the pins extending from the body portion of the attenuator pad adapter. The pins of the replacement attenuator pad are arranged differently than the pins extending from either the body portion or the originally intended attenuator pad.
1. An attenuator pad adapter for utilizing a first attenuator pad in place of a second attenuator pad on a printed circuit board, wherein said first and second attenuator pads are shaped differently, said attenuator pad adapter comprising:
a body portion having first and second opposite ends;
a plurality of pins extending from said first end;
a plurality of openings in said second end of said body portion for receiving pins on an end of said first attenuator pad, said pins of said first attenuator pad arranged differently than said pins extending from said first end of said body portion, and said openings in said second end of said body portion allowing said pins of said first attenuator pad to electrically connect with said pins extending from said first end of said body portion of said attenuator pad adapter.
2. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 1 wherein said plurality of pins extending from said first end of said body portion of said attenuator pad adapter correspond with pins of said second attenuator pad.
3. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 1 wherein said first attenuator pad is square and said second attenuator pad is round.
4. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 1 wherein said openings in said second end of said body portion are arranged to correspond with a JXP footprint.
5. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 1 wherein said body portion is round.
6. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 1 wherein said body portion comprises a plurality of resilient hook portions.
7. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 6 wherein said resilient hook portions correspond with a footprint on the printed circuit board for receiving a pad guide.
8. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 1 further comprising a slot in said second end for detachably receiving said end of said first attenuator pad.
9. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 8 wherein said plurality of openings in said second end of said body portion are arranged within said slot for receiving said pins of said first attenuator pad when said end of said first attenuator pad is detachably received within said slot.
10. An attenuator pad adapter for utilizing a square attenuator pad in place of a round attenuator pad on a printed circuit board, said attenuator pad adapter comprising:
a body portion having first and second opposite ends;
a plurality of pins extending from said first end;
a slot in said second end for detachably receiving an end of said square attenuator pad; and
a plurality of openings in said slot for receiving pins on said end of said square attenuator pad, said pins of said square attenuator pad arranged differently than said pins extending from said first end of said body portion, and said openings allowing said pins of said square attenuator pad to electrically connect with said pins extending from said first end of said body portion of said attenuator pad adapter.
11. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 10 wherein said plurality of pins extending from said first end of said body portion of said attenuator pad adapter correspond with pins of said round attenuator pad.
12. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 10 wherein said body portion comprises a plurality of resilient hook portions.
13. The attenuator pad adapter of claim 12 wherein said resilient hook portions correspond with a footprint on the printed circuit board for receiving a pad guide.
14. A method for utilizing a replacement attenuator pad in place of another attenuator pad intended for use on a printed circuit board where the other attenuator pad is configured differently from said replacement attenuator pad, said method comprising the steps of:
mounting said replacement attenuator pad to a body portion of an attenuator pad adapter;
electrically interconnecting pins extending from said body portion of said attenuator pad adapter to pins extending from said replacement attenuator pad; and
receiving said pins extending from said body portion of said attenuator pad adapter within a footprint of the printed circuit board configured for said other attenuator pad.