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Re: Headers / Pins / Crimper Solutions for Off-board Items?

 

If I get to the PCB stage it's not that difficult to make a custom board, but most of my stuff is one of a kind or some kind of prototype, so figuring out how to set up remote components with headers/pins is desirable.

Thanks for the "dupont wires" reference! And thanks for the pix.

--Kirk, NT0Z

My book, "Stealth Amateur Radio," is now available from www.stealthamateur.com and on the Amazon Kindle (soon)


On Friday, November 8, 2019, 12:27:42 PM CST, Ryan Flowers <geocrasher@...> wrote:


I'm not a skilled builder. The DC40 was my first scratch built radio, and my first Manhattan style project too. I used these connectors in several places, and I used pre-made pieces that I could solder rather than having to crimp. This is how they turned out, and how I used them. Notice how I used a pad to separate the pins. They're easy enough to bend with tweezers.



Ryan Flowers



On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 10:23 AM wb6ogd <garywinblad@...> wrote:
Kirk,


Are there header pins with flat bottoms (like tiny patio umbrella
stands), or should I take a standard header and bend the "legs" 90
degrees, soldering the now-flat legs to the PCB?


You can buy headers that are already 90degrees.? They are fat enough to
solder (if you can do SMD you are well

qualified.

For wires, I buy? "dupont" cables from ebay, individual connectors are
already crimped on each end.? I cut the wire

(which is really small, the only problem) and solder to the off board part.


If you can make boards, I don't know why you don't just design a custom
board?? Far easier for me and end result

is much better.

73,

Gary

WB6OGD






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