[Lab] using headers as connectors

[Darcy Whyte]

If it's possible to use connectors without a tool then that would be a
great way of trying  few different kinds.

I'm still poking around to find exactly what to buy.





On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 11:25 PM, <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is true, crimpers especially good ones are prohibitively expensive.
> Some of the ones with interchangeable dies cost over 1k each.
>
> 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.
>
>
> On 14 February 2012 20:22, Micro <micro222 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Guy
>>
>> --- On *Tue, 2/14/12, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Lab] using headers as connectors
>> To: "Micro" <micro222 at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: lab at artengine.ca
>> Received: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 6:46 PM
>>
>>
>> But they have specific length right?
>>
>> The last connectors I made were for a 25' four conductor wire. I think I
>> need a way of using any length of wire...
>>
>> I think I need get some sort of crimper thing and some connectors from
>> 2-8 conductor and give it a try.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Micro <micro222 at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=micro222@yahoo.com>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> I use pre-crimped wires from pololu.com
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Guy
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 2/11/12, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com<http://mc/compose?to=darcy@siteware.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> They work great but sometimes the clips pull out of the back of the
>> female side. Any ideas?
>>
>> http://mambohead.com/2012/02/thought-about-wire-connectors/
>>
>>
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