[Lab] using headers as connectors

[Andrew Plumb]

Cat-5 cables are "ethernet cables".  Very to source just about anywhere.

Andrew.

On 2012-02-15, at 9:13 AM, Darcy Whyte wrote:

> Here's what I have so far:  http://mambohead.com/2012/02/connectors-for-wire/ 
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> 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...
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> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Matthew Bells <matt at mbells.ca> wrote:
> There are really 3 factors you need to consider: the number of conductors, the current, and the amount of mechanical stress.
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> 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.
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> From: lab-bounces at artengine.ca [mailto:lab-bounces at artengine.ca] On Behalf Of Darcy Whyte
> Sent: 2012.February.15 07:34
> To: bentfork at gmail.com
> Cc: lab at artengine.ca
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> Subject: Re: [Lab] using headers as connectors
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> If it's possible to use connectors without a tool then that would be a great way of trying  few different kinds. 
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> I'm still poking around to find exactly what to buy.
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> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 11:25 PM, <bentfork at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This is true, crimpers especially good ones are prohibitively expensive.  Some of the ones with interchangeable dies cost over 1k each. 
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> 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.
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> On 14 February 2012 20:22, Micro <micro222 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> --- On Tue, 2/14/12, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
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> 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
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> But they have specific length right? 
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> The last connectors I made were for a 25' four conductor wire. I think I need a way of using any length of wire... 
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> I think I need get some sort of crimper thing and some connectors from 2-8 conductor and give it a try.
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> On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Micro <micro222 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I use pre-crimped wires from pololu.com
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> 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.
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> --- On Sat, 2/11/12, Darcy Whyte <darcy at siteware.com> wrote:
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> They work great but sometimes the clips pull out of the back of the female side. Any ideas?
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> http://mambohead.com/2012/02/thought-about-wire-connectors/
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