Male Headers

Ugha

This is a rather dumb question to ask but I've ran myself frantic
trying to figure it out.

Does anyone know of a good source for the extra long male headers
that Parallax includes in the boebot kit?

I know Parallax sells replacement 3 pin headers, but I need more
pins for a possibly cheaper price.

Any suggestions?

LoopyByteloose

They usually come is strips of about 40 pins. You cut them to length that you need. There are single row and double row. Try Digikey or Mouser.

I usually have them plugged into a mating female header while soldering as they get often overheated and the pins begin to move every which way.

You might try to buy them locally unless you have other things to buy as well. I have at least 3 different lengths and the longest is very long. You might check your measurements with a ruler.

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RickB

Found in depths of the Gold Mine.

http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/searchprods.asp?searchstring=header&pagenumber=2&sort_on=&sort_by=


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RDL2004

They're looking for the ones with the extra long pins, not the plain old kind.

I bought some from Mouser a while back, I'll look for the invoice and get you a part number (I'm thinking I bought gold plated though).

You might try going there and searching yourself. I'm pretty sure mine were made by 3M. I think you can search on pin length.

Mouser is great because once you place an order or two they will start sending you their 3 inch thick catalog every 3 months (as long as you keep buying stuff). Having a paper catalog makes it much easier to find things. They ship same day as ordered, by UPS or mail and if you're anywhere near Texas you'll get you order in a day or so. If you're in the north, you would probably be better off ordering from Digi-Key (they don't both carry the same things though and Digi-Key has been stingy with catalogs here lately).

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- Rick

Forrest

'Long' is relative. Sparkfun sells headers that are about 0.4 inch long. Allelectronics has headers ranging from 0.4 inch to over 1 inch with sizes in between.

RDL2004

Here is the page with the 3M headers:

www.mouser.com/catalog/633/1298.pdf

I think you're looking for the ones with either .295 or .318 mating length.

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