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Cables?

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2001-06-22 13:10 in General Discussion
Does anyone make small cables with .1" non-polarized connectors to fit
standard .025" square posts? For example, a 12" two conductor cable with
Jameco # 100811 connectors to fit standard male headers.

I shake too much to make these up myself. I burn everything. Or is there
some fancy tool that I don't know about?

Jay

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-06-21 22:00
    I use the polarized connectors from Mouser -- you do have to crimp or solder
    the connector sockets to the wires, but you aren't soldering around the
    plastic. These are the connectors similar to what they use on CD-ROM audio
    cables.
    Original Message



    > Does anyone make small cables with .1" non-polarized connectors to fit
    > standard .025" square posts? For example, a 12" two conductor cable with
    > Jameco # 100811 connectors to fit standard male headers.
    >
    > I shake too much to make these up myself. I burn everything. Or is there
    > some fancy tool that I don't know about?
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-06-21 23:38
    >Does anyone make small cables with .1" non-polarized connectors to fit
    >standard .025" square posts? For example, a 12" two conductor cable with
    >Jameco # 100811 connectors to fit standard male headers.
    >
    >I shake too much to make these up myself. I burn everything. Or is there
    >some fancy tool that I don't know about?

    Jay,

    I like Panduit's insulation-displacement MAS-CON .100" series, because
    they're quick to install (no wire stripping required) and the punch-down
    tool is relatively cheap (compared to Amp). The main disadvantage is that
    you have to stick to a single wire size per connector. Newark is one source...

    Mike Hardwick, for Decade Engineering -- <http://www.decadenet.com>
    Manufacturer of the famous BOB-II Serial Video Text Display Module!
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2001-06-22 13:10
    You can try using the crimping tool Jameco recommends. Jameco #159265
    listed at $9.95 in their latest catalog.

    Bob Baxter

    At 10:47 AM 6/21/01 -1000, you wrote:
    >Does anyone make small cables with .1" non-polarized connectors to fit
    >standard .025" square posts? For example, a 12" two conductor cable with
    >Jameco # 100811 connectors to fit standard male headers.
    >
    >I shake too much to make these up myself. I burn everything. Or is there
    >some fancy tool that I don't know about?
    >
    >Jay
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