Here's what I have so far:
<a href="http://mambohead.com/2012/02/connectors-for-wire/">http://mambohead.com/2012/02/connectors-for-wire/</a> <div><br></div><div><div><div><div><div>cat-5? I just searched polulu for that and a lot of stuff came forward. I didn't see any connectors but I didn't go through all 84 pages of stuff...</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Matthew Bells <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@mbells.ca">matt@mbells.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">There are really 3 factors you need to consider: the number of conductors, the current, and the amount of mechanical stress.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">I’m a big fan of cat-5 (or the smaller 4 conductor) connectors. These snap in the connection, are cheap, the crimpers are cheap, and the wire is available in both solid and stranded. Though these are only good for low current / low voltage applications.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:lab-bounces@artengine.ca" target="_blank">lab-bounces@artengine.ca</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:lab-bounces@artengine.ca" target="_blank">lab-bounces@artengine.ca</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Darcy Whyte<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 2012.February.15 07:34<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bentfork@gmail.com" target="_blank">bentfork@gmail.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:lab@artengine.ca" target="_blank">lab@artengine.ca</a></span></p>
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<div class="h5"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lab] using headers as connectors<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">If it's possible to use connectors without a tool then that would be a great way of trying few different kinds. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div>
<div><p class="MsoNormal">I'm still poking around to find exactly what to buy.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 11:25 PM, <<a href="mailto:bentfork@gmail.com" target="_blank">bentfork@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
<div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 14 February 2012 20:22, Micro <<a href="mailto:micro222@yahoo.com" target="_blank">micro222@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal">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>
<br>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:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><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<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">But they have specific length right? <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">The last connectors I made were for a 25' four conductor wire. I think I need a way of using any length of wire... <u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I think I need get some sort of crimper thing and some connectors from 2-8 conductor and give it a try.<br><br><u></u><u></u></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Micro <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=micro222@yahoo.com" target="_blank">micro222@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
I use pre-crimped wires from <a href="http://pololu.com" target="_blank">pololu.com</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">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>
<br>Guy<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><br>--- On Sat, 2/11/12, Darcy Whyte <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=darcy@siteware.com" target="_blank">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>They work great but sometimes the clips pull out of the back of the female side. Any ideas?<br>
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