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Cheap servo extensions? Where?

bulkheadbulkhead Posts: 405
edited 2006-04-29 23:51 in General Discussion
Where can I purchase 10 or so servo extensions, at least 8" long for less than the $30 I am seeing at most places? That's quite a lot for some wire and connectors...any suggestions? Thanks.

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-04-27 00:19
    How about these?

    http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=805-00002,451-00303

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  • bulkheadbulkhead Posts: 405
    edited 2006-04-27 01:41
    Wow, I searched "servo extension" but it didn't come up. That's just what I was looking for! Thanks Chris.
  • Vern GranerVern Graner Posts: 337
    edited 2006-04-28 23:54
    bulkhead said...
    Wow, I searched "servo extension" but it didn't come up. That's just what I was looking for! Thanks Chris.

    Those are Female to Female, I think for servo *extensions*, you need male to female...?

    Vern

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  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,572
    edited 2006-04-29 00:13
    There is a male to male adapter (3 pin SIP post header) included that will let you change the gender of one of the female ends.

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  • RDL2004RDL2004 Posts: 2,554
    edited 2006-04-29 21:18
    Hello Bulkhead,

    It's really not that hard to make your own connector cables and it's a great skill to have. I can't tell from the previous posts if you need 0.1 or 0.156 or what, but solderless crimp-type connectors are pretty much all the same as far as how hard they are to make. Here is a post I made to help people get started:

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

    ... of course, if all you need is one or two, and you can buy exactly what you need, I highly recommend just buying them, because making them will be more trouble than it's worth.

    - Rick

    Edit:
    for more info, search with Google on
    "how to crimp"
    (with the parenthesis)
    I can post more pics if you need.

    Post Edited (RDL2004) : 4/29/2006 9:37:34 PM GMT
  • bulkheadbulkhead Posts: 405
    edited 2006-04-29 23:51
    Yeah, I already ordered 10 of these from parallax. I would make it myself but it just won't turn out as good as premade ones. The last thing I want is another possible problem spot on my robot- it would be one more thing to go wrong. I would probably still buy them at $3 each because I really need them, and am pressed for time to get this project finished and working (well). These just happen to be cheaper so I ordered a few extra. I'm going to cut some in half to make touch sensors for my robot. At $.50 for the half extension and $1 per switch, these sensors will be cheap, reliable, and easy to make.

    I'm not sure if I need .1 or .156, but it is the kind that servos use. I hope I got the right ones.
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