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[johnnyb]

Hi All,

Sorry if this question is too basic to be on this forum, but I've searched the web without success. I've got lots of old bits and pieces (LEDs, little piezo speakers, etc) that have been scavenged from various broken machines over the years and which I've been hooking up to the netduino to make simple flashes and noises to entertain the kids. Of course the wires coming from most of the bits don't have proper connectors, just a bit of bare wire at the end, which I've been sticking into the pins on the netduino. The wires have a habit of falling out and getting mangled, so I thought it would be good to put a proper connector on the ends, like the connectors on these jumper wires.

So to cut a long story short, can anyone tell me where I can buy these type of connectors so that I can attach them to the ends of my wires? Maybe I'm just not using the right terms in my google searches. Or is there a better way to do what I'm doing?

Thanks.

John.

[Paul Newton]

Hi John,

There is no such thing as a question that is too basic!

I like this style of crimp connector. This type come in male and female, and you can stack them in rows with various size housings.




They are great for putting at the ends of wires to push into sockets or push on 0.1" pin headers.


The only problem with them is that whilst you can attach them with careful user of pliers, it is quite fiddly and a crimp tool (costing about £30) is needed if you are making up more than ten at a time.


Watch out when looking for a supplier in Australia - they might sell cheap upside down connectors! (Happy April Fool's Day)

Paul

[Paul Newton]

Hi again John,

This is not a recommendation for a supplier, but this store (which I think is based in Australia) looks like it has the same stuff. (Check page 3 of 3 first.)

Robot Gear page 1 of 3
Robot Gear page 2 of 3
Robot Gear page 3 of 3

EDIT:
This shop sell the male pins in a pack of 100 for $9.90 AUD, my supplier sells them in a pack of 50 for £2.64 GBP. That's about 20% more than my supplier - so price is similar.

Hope this helps - Paul

[Bendage]

Watch out when looking for a supplier in Australia - they might sell cheap upside down connectors! (Happy April Fool's Day)

Paul

LOL!

[johnnyb]

Hi again John,

This is not a recommendation for a supplier, but this store (which I think is based in Australia) looks like it has the same stuff. (Check page 3 of 3 first.)

Robot Gear page 1 of 3
Robot Gear page 2 of 3
Robot Gear page 3 of 3

EDIT:
This shop sell the male pins in a pack of 100 for $9.90 AUD, my supplier sells them in a pack of 50 for £2.64 GBP. That's about 20% more than my supplier - so price is similar.

Hope this helps - Paul

Thanks Paul, that's exactly what I needed. "Crimp" is the one search term I didn't think of using! I have bought some stuff from Robot Gear before - we don't have a big choice of suppliers in Oz.

And FYI, our connectors are all the right way up, it's people in the "northern" hemisphere who have the problem with direction.