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nitz:

And back to the original thread topic again. ;)

I've got another question: how do I connect the limit switches? I think I know how to do it, but there are some pins on the motor controller where I'm supposed to wire it to...do I need some kind of connector here? I hope not 'cause I was all psyched to work on this today and it would suck to get delayed while I wait for that to show up in the mail. :(

Please advise...and remember to really spell it out for me. ;D

darthpaul:

I know this was probably the wrong thing to do but I just soldered the wires to the pins but if you are using DaOld Man's Mrotate plug-in, the limit switches get connected to the printer port's parallel cable.

TopJimmyCooks:

Pololu board needs .10" molex connectors.  or you can bend the pins and solder to them. 

nitz:

Thanks for the quick and helpful responses. :notworthy:

I'll likely go the molex connector route since I may be able to harvest some from an old power supply, plus I haven't soldered in forever and don't own a soldering iron.

DNA Dan:

See my reply #29 "For the limit switches, I actually bought connectors from pololu for this so I could plug into the board easily. Check out --> http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1901 they even make the wires precrimped if you don't want to spend the extra time making your own http://www.pololu.com/catalog/category/72  If you have to solder any joints, just make sure they are well taped, shrink wrapped, etc. You can also install a connector in there, but I typically prefer to have a solid wire with only connections on the ends. "

I don't know what molex connection you're thinking of on a power supply, but these are super tiny connections; .10"

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