<div><div><div><div><br></div><div>If it's possible to use connectors without a tool then that would be a great way of trying few different kinds. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm still poking around to find exactly what to buy.</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 11:25 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bentfork@gmail.com">bentfork@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
This is true, crimpers especially good ones are prohibitively expensive. Some of the ones with interchangeable dies cost over 1k each. <br><br>I've found needle nose pliers and solder makes for great connections. As long as you're not doing too many of them at once this technique works well.<div class="HOEnZb">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 February 2012 20:22, Micro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:micro222@yahoo.com" target="_blank">micro222@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit" valign="top">They do have a specific length. I solder them to other wires when needed. I find crimping pins to be too much of a hassle.<br>
<br>Decent crimpers are very expensive, very particular about the type and manufacturer of the pins, and are often awkward to use. If the crimper doesn't do a perfect job, your machine could miss steps intermittently and ruin the parts you're trying to make, It could take you ages to trace the problem to a poor pin connection. If you do decide to get a crimper, I'd suggest you get one that holds on to the pin while you're trying to crimp it.<br>
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Guy<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 2/14/12, Darcy Whyte <i><<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px">
<br>From: Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [Lab] using headers as connectors<br>To: "Micro" <<a href="mailto:micro222@yahoo.com" target="_blank">micro222@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:lab@artengine.ca" target="_blank">lab@artengine.ca</a><br>Received: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:46 PM<div><div><br><br><div>But they have specific length right? <div><div><div><div><br></div>
</div></div></div>The last connectors I made were for a 25' four conductor wire. I think I need a way of using any length of wire... <div><br></div><div>
I think I need get some sort of crimper thing and some connectors from 2-8 conductor and give it a try.<br>
<br><br><div>On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Micro <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="http://mc/compose?to=micro222@yahoo.com" target="_blank">micro222@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>I use pre-crimped wires from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://pololu.com" target="_blank">pololu.com</a><br>
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</div>You could take wire #1850(black m-f), cut it in half, and insert the pins into housing #1902. They have a full assortment of colors. I keep a full set of them so I can make cables as I need them.<br>
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--- On Sat, 2/11/12, Darcy Whyte <<a rel="nofollow" href="http://mc/compose?to=darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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They work great but sometimes the clips pull out of the back of the female side. Any ideas?<br>
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<a rel="nofollow" href="http://mambohead.com/2012/02/thought-about-wire-connectors/" target="_blank">http://mambohead.com/2012/02/thought-about-wire-connectors/</a><br>
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