it was especially hilarious because you seemed so serious during the whole video and then "oh yeah btw keep that pin in case you are hit by a shrink ray"
Thanks for this video! I was just breaking them with pliers like the male headers, but removing a tooth first seems much more reliable and less likely to damage other segments.
Awesome stuff! I was planning on buying a 15-pin female header but only 40-pin is available in the market, then I found this video. Thanks! I'd be keeping those ant fenders too.
That is true. Whenever I go to the desert or something, I always carry with me a female header strip, in case I'm stuck with only some rice that I'll have to eat really really slow for some reason :-)
Would you recommend nickel or gold plated pins? I could imagine that the gold would be toxic for the ants if you could penetrate their armor, but then again it could also be a hazard to you. Any thoughts?
On the contrary, gold is quite inert and causes no biological damage (except for the obvious bio-mechanical effects when it hits hard enough). Nickel is considered a bit more dangerous. However, I'd still recommend gold, because on rare occasions you just need to solder the thing, and I am told gold behaves better in that respect.
Oh right. Now that you mention it, it makes perfect sense. All I remembered was the bond babe that died from being covered in gold, but that's a bit of a different situation. And thanks for the soldering tip, might just be useful once or twice!
thank you for the shrinkage advice i had a dream i got shrunk at work and i had to fend off two large fire ants before making friends with a wolf spider
Most of these headers do not make a strong connection, so be careful if there's a chance of external mechanical forces - especially if the connector has a low pin count. Also note - like with any mechanical connection - that live wires may experience some electrical bouncing during insertion and removal.
Because sometimes you need a header with X pins but you can only get headers with Y pins. Of course if you manufacture a million boards you will not do this process for every board :-)
Cutting through/against the metal part will make the cutter blades blunt faster, and many times the mechanical pressure will break more from the plastic than you intended. But if you found a way to avoid these issues, then by all means, use it 🙂
@@idogendel truth be known, I use diagonal cutters designed to cut 12ga wire and more. so that wouldn't be an issue for me. but I think it does make the cut a bit more rough, though.
Fantastic video! And I love the bit about using the pin to fend off ants!
Based on a true story :-D
Equally effective against spiders.
I found it to be only 96% as effective against spiders, but YMMV :-)
That joke caught me off guard haha. You had me crackin up @The White Byte
it was especially hilarious because you seemed so serious during the whole video and then "oh yeah btw keep that pin in case you are hit by a shrink ray"
Saved my night, and also made my night with the ant comment. Awesome.
Thanks for this video! I was just breaking them with pliers like the male headers, but removing a tooth first seems much more reliable and less likely to damage other segments.
Awesome stuff! I was planning on buying a 15-pin female header but only 40-pin is available in the market, then I found this video. Thanks! I'd be keeping those ant fenders too.
This guy , "if you get shirked with a shrink ray you can fend off the ants" LOL XD
FYI - the little brass thingies make excellent rice forks!
That is true. Whenever I go to the desert or something, I always carry with me a female header strip, in case I'm stuck with only some rice that I'll have to eat really really slow for some reason :-)
Pro tip: Use a sand paper to smooth out the rough edges after cutting.
i was thinking the same
Excellent technique and humor. Very informative. Thank you very much for sharing!
Just what I was looking after, thanks for sharing your experience with these strips before I wasted one :)
LOVED the ant tip, I feel prepared now 😂
Exactly what I needed, thanks! These tiny forks will be most useful.
Thank you FINALLY
i have some useful tool to fight off these ants
It has been six years but still no "shrink and fight ants" video!
1:55 I loled! :D
Thanks for this! I have many tiny forks for doing this the hard way. Great stuff.
Thanks... I was thinking about the first step... But came here to be sure... So, I'm doing it right...
1st step is the easiest one...
This was super helpful man! Thanks a million.
thank you for this i didn't need this information but i liked it anyway
Thanks, exactly what I searched, but a bit long :P
Well, it was unscripted... :-)
Snip snap! Great video
The smaller the strip the harder it is. This is very usefull.
Love the bit about using the pin to fend off ants :)
Many did. It must have been my 15 seconds of glory on the Internet 😆
Would you recommend nickel or gold plated pins? I could imagine that the gold would be toxic for the ants if you could penetrate their armor, but then again it could also be a hazard to you. Any thoughts?
On the contrary, gold is quite inert and causes no biological damage (except for the obvious bio-mechanical effects when it hits hard enough). Nickel is considered a bit more dangerous. However, I'd still recommend gold, because on rare occasions you just need to solder the thing, and I am told gold behaves better in that respect.
Oh right. Now that you mention it, it makes perfect sense. All I remembered was the bond babe that died from being covered in gold, but that's a bit of a different situation. And thanks for the soldering tip, might just be useful once or twice!
Yeah, the Bond thing is more of an ENIG finish... and it's always good to have quality soldering tips! ;-)
Good one 😂
thank you you saved my life, but I wish there was a way to not waste the pin in between
Well, maybe with an extra-fine laser cutter...
Lol fend off ants after being shrunk by shrink ray.
Handy video thanks.
Awesome video. Thank you very much!
Great video. So helpful
Fend off ants! Lol! I needed a good laugh! 🤣 Great video, thank you!
Thanks so much! That was really helpful. When the ants attacked I was prepared :)
Thanx man this video was a great help
Shouldn't the extracted pin be sharpened to better serve in case of fighting with ants? Non trivial job
Ant fighting is an emerging field in electronics, the textbooks are being written as we speak...
So useful, Thanks!
Came for the advice, stayed for the jokes. Awesome 🤣🤣
Thank you brother! Awesome video, more power to the ants 🙌
thanks, it was very informative :)
I will keep it to fend off ants thank you
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Edit :I will also use this to eat 1 rice 😂
thank you for the shrinkage advice i had a dream i got shrunk at work and i had to fend off two large fire ants before making friends with a wolf spider
Fire ants are the worst.
Thanks! This was really helpful.
Thanks for video I think this is very useful video good days
Great Video and to the point. Thank you.
Can these be used to make hotswappabble sockets for mechanical switches/keboards?
Most of these headers do not make a strong connection, so be careful if there's a chance of external mechanical forces - especially if the connector has a low pin count. Also note - like with any mechanical connection - that live wires may experience some electrical bouncing during insertion and removal.
you made my day!! thanks
Thank you, friend
Very helpful video
but sir when we cut some amount of pin we need to take extra and that is wasted so what is the use of it, sir.
Because sometimes you need a header with X pins but you can only get headers with Y pins. Of course if you manufacture a million boards you will not do this process for every board :-)
The White Byte ya!! sir got your point that what you want to say sir,thank's for reply sir.
I still search for 19 pin ones >.< i won't cut them, makes my custom pcbs look ugly :(
Seriously? Took me just a couple of seconds to find some on AliExpress. Try the sneaky keywords "header 19".
I enjoyed the mini pitch fork comment, waste nothing!
great humor thanks for the video!
What do you do with the pitchfork?
When the little ants come for you, you will know 😀
i'll remember that when time comes and i have to fight ants
Excellent!
Thanks, helped a lot.
Hard to do if you need only 1 pin header. I use pin header for Relay. When I solder the pin header for Relay, it always tilt to the side.
that ant comment was amazing
Is there any way to cut them without wasting pins?
Perhaps with a laser beam or a surgeon's scalpel and a very, very steady hand :)
Thank you so much!
nice
Thank you, ants. Thants.
uSEFUL. tHANKS!
Quality content, abysmal lighting.
Nah, the brightness was fine when the video came out, it just faded over time 😀
@idogendel left out in the light, I guess.
thanks
Thanks bro
Thank's Bro....!
Is it enough tight fitting?
Sorry, I don't understand the question... how is the cut strip supposed to be different from the original in terms of fit?
I want to ask u that the male female pin are tight fitting because most of these are loose in fitting..?
@@hiranyabaruah2382 Well that depends on the brand that you buy, no?
can female side be inserted in motherboard
Sorry, I don't understand the question. First, what motherboard? Second, female side by definition cannot be inserted, that's the male side's job...
@@idogendel i mean to say how did you power up the rgb strip
@@nitesh3161 There's an RGB strip in this video?!
@@idogendel
yaa but how can we power it broo
@@nitesh3161 That kind of depends on the model you have... why not contact the seller, or search the web for some specific manual or guide for it?
loved the ant joke
I imagine youcould s also use a bit of sandpaper to make it flush...
Yes, but that defeats the purpose of Quick & Easy :-)
@@idogendel Yea.. i imagine it does that...🤔
why not just cut with the cutter tool, no need for groove or scoring.
also I don't pull out the tiny fork first, just cut.
Cutting through/against the metal part will make the cutter blades blunt faster, and many times the mechanical pressure will break more from the plastic than you intended. But if you found a way to avoid these issues, then by all means, use it 🙂
@@idogendel truth be known, I use diagonal cutters designed to cut 12ga wire and more. so that wouldn't be an issue for me. but I think it does make the cut a bit more rough, though.
thanks, really helpful
fending off ants... =D
I used a dremel :)
Still better than paying someone to come over and use your Dremel to do this for you 😀
Heat up a thin knife or razor, cut like butter
Yes, but RUclips may not like such potentially interesting content :-D
@@idogendel oh.. i watch another video earlier, you could also hammer a minus screw right between the pins
@@MichaelHarto A minus screw or a minus screwdriver? Sounds risky either way, but maybe the plastic will give more easily than I imagine?
@@idogendel well i tried it a few times earlier, it was fast but not pretty the way the plastic split.
Yeah but the ants got nuke now days...
I'm not sure if this was a joke, or a political comment... ;-)
Lol
im 696th like :D
Seriously dude ?
thanks