More colors in small 3" jumper wire packs
twm47099
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The current packs come with 4 colors red, blue(now very dark blue), yellow and black. I could use at least 2 or 3 more colors. For example I use black for Vss, red for 3.3v, blue for data in, yellow for controls (clk, cs,etc). I'd like another color for 5v, and one more to differentiate between Rx and
I've tried getting by with old telephone cables (lots of colors), but that wire is a little too small in diameter for the connection blocks and breadboards.
I do use the longer jumpers which have white, but the 3" ones are very useful.
Thanks
Tom
I've tried getting by with old telephone cables (lots of colors), but that wire is a little too small in diameter for the connection blocks and breadboards.
I do use the longer jumpers which have white, but the 3" ones are very useful.
Thanks
Tom
Comments
We don't have any plans of offering more colors in the wire kits. We've actually been getting them pre-made like that for many years. However there are other options. As a note, I too used to take apart old phone cables, however the wire in there is 24 gauge solid copper, so too small for breadboards and the copper would often tarnish making connections difficult after some time. It was great for soldering though.
Here are some options from other distributors that look interesting:
http://www.adafruit.com/product/1311
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B4ZRPEY/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687582&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B004XESUQA&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=08SF5GPNR4KG7ZS587JP
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_36822_-1 (these are individual but they have many colors)
Thanks for the links. Those options will work.
Tom
No problem. It was a good idea. It's just the way we handle those wire packs that makes me think it probably wouldn't happen any time soon. I used the black and red for power, the yellow ones for certain signals and the blue ones for control lines. But yeah, the color selection is limited.
Then you'll have wires with two colors which opens up even more IDs.
Tom, here's a link to a Velleman kit with 10 colors. It's listed as 24 gauge wire but I haven't had any issues with breadboard connections with it. The black and red wires are double the length of the other colors, very handy since I use those for power.
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&productId=2207751&catalogId=10001&CID=GOOG&gclid=Cj0KEQiA592lBRCXy8yl4bjK17wBEiQAg1Az_Vbs-ndSuBXC5ZrdJrcvrahdZqU5nxspryDrVlrAbb4aAo1j8P8HAQ
Walter