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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-07-22 14:59 in General Discussion
I know this may not be the place to post this message but I can't find the
answer elsewhere.

I am using a breadboard to design my current circuit. Now that I have
completed the design I want to build a circuit board.
Part of the circuit has four buttons. Each button has one wire that is
plugged into a +5v source and
the other wire from the button connects to an input pin on the stamp with a
pull-down resistor.
Using the breadboard of course I just stripped the plastic off the end of
the wire and stuck it in a hole.
Now that I am building a circuit card I was thinking it would be nice to
solder some header pins to the card and connect the wires to the header pins
like how the reset button, in a pc, connects to the motherboard.
My problem is I cannot find where to get the end pieces to put on the end of
the wire that slides over the header pin.
Also I have another wire, which is a RJ25, same as RJ11 phone jack, but with
6 wires.
What I am looking for is the female port, which can be mounted on a circuit
board.

Can someone tell me where to find these pieces?


Thanks,
Wayne Fulcher
wayne@d...

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-11-12 01:21
    Hello,

    I am trying to locate connectors (just the connectors by themselves w/o
    attached cables) for PocketPCs (namely the Casio Cassiopeia EM500) and
    Sprint PCS cell phones (namely the new vision ones; the Samsung a500,
    N400, the LG5350, etc) for a stamp project. I've hunted on all the
    manufacturer's sites to no avail.

    I see these all the time on aftermarket non-OEM wireless/PDA
    accessories. Does anyone know of a place where I can buy this in fairly
    small quantities?

    Thanks in advance!


    -Ben Wampler


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-11-12 13:33
    Here is one link:

    http://pc-mobile.net/home2.htm





    Hello,

    I am trying to locate connectors (just the connectors by themselves w/o
    attached cables) for PocketPCs (namely the Casio Cassiopeia EM500) and
    Sprint PCS cell phones (namely the new vision ones; the Samsung a500,
    N400, the LG5350, etc) for a stamp project. I've hunted on all the
    manufacturer's sites to no avail.

    I see these all the time on aftermarket non-OEM wireless/PDA
    accessories. Does anyone know of a place where I can buy this in fairly
    small quantities?

    Thanks in advance!


    -Ben Wampler


    [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-07-18 20:32
    I need a way to run 6 wires for one printed circuit board to another.
    I'd like the wires to be bundled into one round wire (so I'm not keen on
    ribbon cable) that I can just plug into the circuit boards. And I'd
    like them to be as thin (and light) as possible. They wouldn't need to
    be longer than 4 feet.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks

    bob
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-07-18 20:58
    www.kronos.com has several ways to make
    'pin' and 'socket' connections.

    For wire:
    1. 30 gage wire-wrap wire is very light.
    You could use it with the Kronos
    pin or socket method. It's limited
    in current -- I wouldn't put more than
    50 mA through it. One of the wires
    in the bundle should be ground, and
    the wires should be 'twisted' to reduce
    RF noise pickup.

    2. You could put in RJ telephone connectors.
    Radio shack sells 6-conductor connectors,
    crimp tools, and wire. Heavier than
    30-gage wirewrap, though.


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Roan" <bob@t...> wrote:
    > I need a way to run 6 wires for one printed circuit board to
    another.
    > I'd like the wires to be bundled into one round wire (so I'm not
    keen on
    > ribbon cable) that I can just plug into the circuit boards. And I'd
    > like them to be as thin (and light) as possible. They wouldn't
    need to
    > be longer than 4 feet.
    >
    > Any suggestions?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > bob
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-07-18 21:03
    In a message dated 7/18/2003 3:34:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
    bob@t... writes:


    > I need a way to run 6 wires for one printed circuit board to another.
    > I'd like the wires to be bundled into one round wire (so I'm not keen on
    > ribbon cable) that I can just plug into the circuit boards. And I'd
    > like them to be as thin (and light) as possible. They wouldn't need to
    > be longer than 4 feet.
    >
    > Any suggestions?
    >

    Telephone cable from Radio Shack.

    6-pin headers and housing from Digikey, P/Ns WM4904-ND and WM2904-ND


    Sid Weaver
    W4EKQ
    Port Richey, FL


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-07-18 21:48
    Can you give a more specific url for Kronos? The general link doesn't have
    a link to such products with regard to wiring connections.

    Thanks,

    Bill

    Original Message
    From: Allan Lane [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=Tzfkstx3A7GS9VXNhpG8arXzIRlIi0ySCyQ0A772_oOxTyoz4MZ6e3z1jAD0VapvgxdQ9f7Hcd6x5ykzf7TZC9VXV_Q]allan.lane@h...[/url
    Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 3:59 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: connectors


    www.kronos.com has several ways to make
    'pin' and 'socket' connections.

    For wire:
    1. 30 gage wire-wrap wire is very light.
    You could use it with the Kronos
    pin or socket method. It's limited
    in current -- I wouldn't put more than
    50 mA through it. One of the wires
    in the bundle should be ground, and
    the wires should be 'twisted' to reduce
    RF noise pickup.

    2. You could put in RJ telephone connectors.
    Radio shack sells 6-conductor connectors,
    crimp tools, and wire. Heavier than
    30-gage wirewrap, though.


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Roan" <bob@t...> wrote:
    > I need a way to run 6 wires for one printed circuit board to
    another.
    > I'd like the wires to be bundled into one round wire (so I'm not
    keen on
    > ribbon cable) that I can just plug into the circuit boards. And I'd
    > like them to be as thin (and light) as possible. They wouldn't
    need to
    > be longer than 4 feet.
    >
    > Any suggestions?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > bob


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-07-18 22:57
    Whoops, wrong site.
    www.kronosrobotics.com
    Click on 'App Notes'.
    Look at 'Get the Connection (DAN129)'
    Note these can be a little kludgy,
    but check them out for your own use.

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Katakis" <bkatakis@a...>
    wrote:
    > Can you give a more specific url for Kronos? The general link
    doesn't have
    > a link to such products with regard to wiring connections.
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    > Bill
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: Allan Lane [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:allan.lane@h...]
    > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 3:59 PM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: connectors
    >
    >
    > www.kronos.com has several ways to make
    > 'pin' and 'socket' connections.
    >
    > For wire:
    > 1. 30 gage wire-wrap wire is very light.
    > You could use it with the Kronos
    > pin or socket method. It's limited
    > in current -- I wouldn't put more than
    > 50 mA through it. One of the wires
    > in the bundle should be ground, and
    > the wires should be 'twisted' to reduce
    > RF noise pickup.
    >
    > 2. You could put in RJ telephone connectors.
    > Radio shack sells 6-conductor connectors,
    > crimp tools, and wire. Heavier than
    > 30-gage wirewrap, though.
    >
    >
    > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Roan" <bob@t...> wrote:
    > > I need a way to run 6 wires for one printed circuit board to
    > another.
    > > I'd like the wires to be bundled into one round wire (so I'm not
    > keen on
    > > ribbon cable) that I can just plug into the circuit boards. And
    I'd
    > > like them to be as thin (and light) as possible. They wouldn't
    > need to
    > > be longer than 4 feet.
    > >
    > > Any suggestions?
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > >
    > > bob
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-07-19 04:46
    Bob Roan wrote:
    > I need a way to run 6 wires for one printed circuit board to another.
    > I'd like the wires to be bundled into one round wire (so I'm not keen on
    > ribbon cable) that I can just plug into the circuit boards. And I'd
    > like them to be as thin (and light) as possible. They wouldn't need to
    > be longer than 4 feet.
    >
    > Any suggestions?
    >
    Cat5 cable with RJ11 or RJ45 jacks.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-07-22 14:59
    bob,
    One of the simplest, reliable and inexpensive connectors you may consider is
    a standard 9 pin miniature 'd' connector as used on your computer. the
    wires may be as thin as 3/16" round, have good strain relief schemes, and
    the connectors can be found in pcb mount as well as cable mount. For stamp
    applications using these connectors, check out this web site:
    http://www.geocities.com/jimforkin2003/
    if cost is not a consideration, very small, very reliable, and, very
    expensive connectors may be purchased from LEMO. You can find their web
    site on the net.
    jim



    Original Message
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    I need a way to run 6 wires for one printed circuit board to another.
    I'd like the wires to be bundled into one round wire (so I'm not keen on
    ribbon cable) that I can just plug into the circuit boards. And I'd
    like them to be as thin (and light) as possible. They wouldn't need to
    be longer than 4 feet.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks

    bob


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