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Wirewraping or sodering

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2002-05-03 00:13 in General Discussion
After doing my first project, I realized how big and thick my fingers are:P

Anyone have any recomandations on how to do small test projects? I can
soder well enough, but that always is alot of work for somting that might be
taken appart after a few hours. I was doing wire wraping with my fingers
and scissors, but then it occurs to me there might be an easyer way.

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-05-02 15:18
    Breadboards you can get at rat shack are pretty nice. NO wrap - no
    solder -- just stick in the wires and done !!!!!!!!!


    Leroy

    WarlockD wrote:
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    > After doing my first project, I realized how big and thick my fingers are:P
    >
    > Anyone have any recomandations on how to do small test projects? I can
    > soder well enough, but that always is alot of work for somting that might be
    > taken appart after a few hours. I was doing wire wraping with my fingers
    > and scissors, but then it occurs to me there might be an easyer way.
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-05-02 15:48
    Yes, we use a lot of breadboards around here although Radio Shack is
    pretty pricey. Try http://www.web-tronics.com -- there are other places
    that are fairly cheap.

    The ASP-II (http://www.al-williams.com/awce/asp2.htm) makes it easy to
    work with a breadboard and a Stamp.

    Al Williams
    AWC
    * Easy RS-232 Prototyping
    http://www.al-williams.com/awce/rs1.htm



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    > Breadboards you can get at rat shack are pretty nice. NO
    > wrap - no solder -- just stick in the wires and done !!!!!!!!!
    >
    >
    > Leroy
    >
    > WarlockD wrote:
    > >
    > > After doing my first project, I realized how big and thick
    > my fingers
    > > are:P
    > >
    > > Anyone have any recomandations on how to do small test projects? I
    > > can soder well enough, but that always is alot of work for somting
    > > that might be taken appart after a few hours. I was doing wire
    > > wraping with my fingers and scissors, but then it occurs to
    > me there
    > > might be an easyer way.
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-05-02 17:44
    At 10:09 05/02/02, WarlockD wrote:

    >After doing my first project, I realized how big and thick my fingers are:P
    >
    >Anyone have any recomandations on how to do small test projects? I can
    >soder well enough, but that always is alot of work for somting that might be
    >taken appart after a few hours. I was doing wire wraping with my fingers
    >and scissors, but then it occurs to me there might be an easyer way.

    There certainly is. Solderless bread boards. Radio Shack sells them, but
    if you're not in a hurry do a web search and find a cheaper supplier.

    If you like wire wrap (which IMHO is a bit much for prototypes or playing
    around), I believe Radio Shack still sells a wire wrapping tool and wire
    wrap wire. If the tool has an integral wire stripper, be sure to pull the
    wire thru it in the direction that pulls the cutter against the tool vs
    pulling it away from the tool. The latter can break the cutter because it
    is brittle. It's pretty much the nature of the beast.


    Jim H
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-05-02 19:23
    Probably getting a wire wrap tool.

    On Thu, 2 May 2002, WarlockD wrote:

    > After doing my first project, I realized how big and thick my fingers are:P
    >
    > Anyone have any recomandations on how to do small test projects? I can
    > soder well enough, but that always is alot of work for somting that might be
    > taken appart after a few hours. I was doing wire wraping with my fingers
    > and scissors, but then it occurs to me there might be an easyer way.
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-05-03 00:13
    I wire wrap all my projects. Buy a cheap manual tool and its a breeze. You
    don't need to cut the wires to length if you buy the pre-stripped/cut tubes.

    Mike B.


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    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Wirewraping or sodering


    > After doing my first project, I realized how big and thick my fingers
    are:P
    >
    > Anyone have any recomandations on how to do small test projects? I can
    > soder well enough, but that always is alot of work for somting that might
    be
    > taken appart after a few hours. I was doing wire wraping with my fingers
    > and scissors, but then it occurs to me there might be an easyer way.
    >
    >
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