Hi!
The stack-able socket pins SHOULD NOT have an tail diameter of 0.020. Such TRAMs requires an violent insert force and wedge-acting tools to remove them from an INMOS boards.
It's really hard to find affordable pins which are conform to the TRAM standard
http://www.transputer.net/tn/29/tn29.html#x1-250019
I've never found an supplier for a strip of 8.
Mill-Max 0461-3-15-15-21-27-04-0 is an option (DigiKey EUR 135 for 1000 pcs) Mill-Max 1801-0-15-15-30-27-04-0 would be even better (greater head diameter) but invaluable
-Mike
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