servo/lcd cords

Brian_B

Hi,
·I want to be able to make my own cords (with more pins) like parallax uses for jumper wires for their lcd's. I'm looking in the digi-key catalog and trying to figure out.



A) the right ends for the wire
the right crimper for the ends
c) the right holder that the ends snap into
D) the post that stick into the breadboard


Thank's ,Brian

RDL2004

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but maybe it will be of some help.

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=577638

By the way, that crimper I mention in the post is really not the best (too big) for those small pins. I have a new one that I think will do better, but I haven't had a chance to try it out. Needle nose pliers (or even solder) will work to fix loose crimps.

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- Rick

Zoot

You want .1" header hardware, pins, crimper.

.1" headers -- these are the pins that go into a board. You can get them in different lenghts, or "breakaway" so you can snap apart as many as you need. You can also get "male headers with shrouds" -- these are the same pins but with the "shell" around them like the servo ports on the Board of Education. Do a search at Jameco.com or Digikey.com and you will turn up lots of varieties/prices.

.1" female sockets -- the "plugs" -- these are just housings for female crimp pins. Many varieties of sizes, locking/non-locking, polarized/non-polarized, etc.

.1" female crimp pins -- you crimp wire into them, then they snap into the female sockets. What really matters here is that regardless of what style/manufacturer female plugs you get, make sure you get the female crimp pins made specifically for that plug -- each manufacturer has slightly different pin/snaps and they are not necessarily interchangeable. They will all plug into .1" headers, but different pins may not fit into the different plugs properly.

Crimper -- my experience (others may have other opinions) is that crimpers are good if they are higher-end, and about as useful as plain old needle-nose pliers if they are on the more inexpensive side. Just be sure to get extra pins (I buy 'em by the 100s) so that you can practice and replace if you botch a crimp. Also, if you get non-polarized, non-locking header and plugs you can get everything very cheaply, esp. if you buy in batches of 10 or 20 or 50. And then you'll have plenty of headers, plugs and pins for lots of projects.

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When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -- HST

Brian_B

Thank's , I didn't want to order it 3 times to get the right stuff

Brian