Re: pins, cables

On 11 Nov 2007 02:02:01 -0500, Allan Adler <ara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

John Fields <jfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:


I suggest you go to Digi-Key's site, find loose pins and crimp tools
from various manufacturers and then go to their sites for a more
detailed view of what's out there. (What's out there is HUGE!)

Thanks, I took a look. It will take some getting used to.

You're in for a surprise when you find what good crimp tools cost!

Radio Shack sells a crimping tool for about $39. Will it do the job?

Since crimp tools are fairly expensive, and often unique to each
contact style, I'd suggest that for most home/hobby applications, you
should use solderable connectors, unless you expect to make a large
number of cables using the same connector family.



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