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Rotary adapter for Happ/Midway 49-way Joystick
markrvp:
--- Quote from: fl0yd on May 17, 2005, 08:23:56 am ---It sounds like he took the NL tap on the GP-Wiz, and ran it to the +5 on druin's.
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That's exactly where I got the 5v for the Druin Board.
KenToad:
I'm having a hell of a time getting the 22 AWG wires to stay in the crimp on connectors from the pic above. Do I need a special tool? I already have a crimper/wire cutter/stripper from the Shack. I did a search on the topic and only found that Minwah had similar trouble trying to crimp wires into connectors that slipped into a molex. He mentioned that he didn't have the proper tool and that he ended up crimping with pliers and then soldering to get a secure connection. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks in Advance,
KenToad
Captain_Dingo:
If the wires are too small and are coming out, one trick I know people have used is to strip three times as much wire as you need for the connector. Fold the bare portion into thirds, then slid it into the connector and crimp away.
I said thirds, but I suppose half or fourths would work too, depending on how much thickness you need to make up.
KenToad:
--- Quote from: bnelsontfs on May 20, 2005, 04:12:44 pm ---If the wires are too small and are coming out, one trick I know people have used is to strip three times as much wire as you need for the connector. Fold the bare portion into thirds, then slid it into the connector and crimp away.
I said thirds, but I suppose half or fourths would work too, depending on how much thickness you need to make up.
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Thanks for the suggestion. The fold over technique sounds fine. I will try it, and assume it's cool crimping just with a normal crimping tool.
Cheers,
KenToad
fl0yd:
On mine, I didn't use crimpers due to the small sizes, I used needle nosed pliers.
I do think the folding method would help though.