Wow, that has gotten so easy to do. I remember looking into this many years ago, and it involved hundreds of dollars worth of specialty bench tools and dies. Thank you progress!
Thanks for the digikey connector tip, I was looking for an adapter to connect the 2.54 mm pitch flat cables to the more standard 1.25 mm pitch flatcables. Although I found these IDC 10 adapter boards, I only need 6,8,and 10 connections, and so I am going to solder my own with these connectors. Because these have two 2.54 mm pitch rows, shifted over 1.25 mm, I think it is easier to solder those. I still need 1.25 mm pitch pcb breadboards but I found these as well. Thanks again.
Thank you, I am trying to make ribbon cable for ic test clips to use with the huntron test equipment. 1 end needs to be 2 single row female connector to connect to both side of ic test clips the other connects to a 64 pin double row connector. Having a hard time figuring it out and fighting on what they're called tools that I need. I don't want to just use razor, scissors ...I want good, professional you know, the right tools.
nice! Im really interested in this printer and I'm waiting to see what it can do! looks way overkill but I like that, also take a look at dual extrusion for that printer, that'll just make it the best printer, maybe laser or cnc
Thanks, but I don't intend to make it a 3d printer. At least not initially. It has an object/color tracking camera for performing various sorting tasks. The first goal is to sort different colored marbles, play tic tac toe with people and a few other ideas. Look up ABB delta robots for food processing and other industrial applications.
Do you use those nice end crimp connectors for prototype work, or just for more final projects? I get the feeling that those are not the cheapest for some potentially one use projects. Cool video, I hadn't thought to use that flat ribbon cable, but in hindsight that makes a lot of sense. Do you have issues with higher resistance through those cables? I know some of them tend to be a bit smaller gauge than is standard for carrying any kind of current above data.
The female surface mount connectors are about $1 each and the male ribbon cable connectors are $0.50 each in hobbyist quantities. You could use those 28AWG for carrying around 1A* as is but if you need more current, you can either use thicker ribbon cable or just use two or more wires for that signal. The connectors go up to 24 pins in the TE micro-match series. *Depends on the situation.
so after 2 hours of trial and error, I found out that you can't connect M to M together and expect things to work correctly.. do I need to swap every 2 wires to make the connection work?
I highly recommend the Engineer (Japanese) cable crimper amzn.to/2MRwfix works really well with the Dupont connectors, for the very small ones there is also a PA-09 that suits with smaller connectors.
I found these crimpers with interchangeable crimping dies! amzn.to/2MQGpA9 I might go with this one because I have access to a metal laser cutter and I could make custom crimping dies for it!
Looks quite a bit more expensive, and there is no spring? I find that the PA-21 are a great fit for whatever I need. Having these interchangeable dies seems like jumping too high. The secret is in the die quality and form that comes from the Japanese. If you have a metal laser cutter, maybe you can cut the whole tool as well?
Parts and tools used in my video:
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Header Pin Dupont Crimps - amzn.to/2IkbNDx
Parallel Jaw Pliers - amzn.to/2MiOj45
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Flush Cutters - amzn.to/2MTJhfF
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8 Pin Surface Mount Female Ribbon Cable Connector - www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/7-2178711-8/A120932CT-ND/5119338
8 Pin Male Ribbon Cable Connector - www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/2178712-8/A120922CT-ND/5119328
MA730 Encoders - www.monolithicpower.com/en/tbma730-q-rd-01a.html
That helped to explain to me just how some of those connectors worked so thanks for that.
Wow, that has gotten so easy to do. I remember looking into this many years ago, and it involved hundreds of dollars worth of specialty bench tools and dies. Thank you progress!
It's still recommended to use those same dies but it's not necessary. The connectors just need even parallel pressure.
Thanks for the digikey connector tip, I was looking for an adapter to connect the 2.54 mm pitch flat cables to the more standard 1.25 mm pitch flatcables. Although I found these IDC 10 adapter boards, I only need 6,8,and 10 connections, and so I am going to solder my own with these connectors. Because these have two 2.54 mm pitch rows, shifted over 1.25 mm, I think it is easier to solder those. I still need 1.25 mm pitch pcb breadboards but I found these as well. Thanks again.
Nice, I didn't know that you could get those ribbon cables connect to make a custom cable.
Thank you, I am trying to make ribbon cable for ic test clips to use with the huntron test equipment. 1 end needs to be 2 single row female connector to connect to both side of ic test clips the other connects to a 64 pin double row connector.
Having a hard time figuring it out and fighting on what they're called tools that I need.
I don't want to just use razor, scissors ...I want good, professional you know, the right tools.
Really helpful video. Just yesterday I was looking at some connectors I had picked up from Ebay, wondering what was the best way to attach them.
Outro is a nice touch. Not sure how long you've been using that "turn off everything" clip.
Thanks! I really like that as well.
that thumbnail looks fantastic!
Thank you! My wife picked that picture out of a handful I showed her.
nice! Im really interested in this printer and I'm waiting to see what it can do! looks way overkill but I like that, also take a look at dual extrusion for that printer, that'll just make it the best printer, maybe laser or cnc
Thanks, but I don't intend to make it a 3d printer. At least not initially. It has an object/color tracking camera for performing various sorting tasks. The first goal is to sort different colored marbles, play tic tac toe with people and a few other ideas. Look up ABB delta robots for food processing and other industrial applications.
Nice video!! Learned a new thing today!!
Also the video was well narrated/explained.
Thanks!
Awesome!
Do you use those nice end crimp connectors for prototype work, or just for more final projects? I get the feeling that those are not the cheapest for some potentially one use projects.
Cool video, I hadn't thought to use that flat ribbon cable, but in hindsight that makes a lot of sense. Do you have issues with higher resistance through those cables? I know some of them tend to be a bit smaller gauge than is standard for carrying any kind of current above data.
The female surface mount connectors are about $1 each and the male ribbon cable connectors are $0.50 each in hobbyist quantities. You could use those 28AWG for carrying around 1A* as is but if you need more current, you can either use thicker ribbon cable or just use two or more wires for that signal. The connectors go up to 24 pins in the TE micro-match series.
*Depends on the situation.
so after 2 hours of trial and error, I found out that you can't connect M to M together and expect things to work correctly.. do I need to swap every 2 wires to make the connection work?
Great video! :)
How does the ribbon cable connector exactly work? Does the ribbon cable connector have pins that pinch into the cable when you crimp it?
Yes, the teeth bite into the insulation and lock into the top part of the connector.
Proto G thanks! :)
Yes, these are called IDC connectors
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulation-displacement_connector
Felicitaciones por el canal..!! excelente contenido..!!
Awesome 😊
I highly recommend the Engineer (Japanese) cable crimper amzn.to/2MRwfix works really well with the Dupont connectors, for the very small ones there is also a PA-09 that suits with smaller connectors.
I like that brand, thanks!
I found these crimpers with interchangeable crimping dies! amzn.to/2MQGpA9 I might go with this one because I have access to a metal laser cutter and I could make custom crimping dies for it!
Looks quite a bit more expensive, and there is no spring? I find that the PA-21 are a great fit for whatever I need. Having these interchangeable dies seems like jumping too high. The secret is in the die quality and form that comes from the Japanese. If you have a metal laser cutter, maybe you can cut the whole tool as well?
Not a bad idea! I could cut the whole tool out of stainless steel and bend it.