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Terminal Blocks
NickG:
the unstripped ide cable connector attaches at the 40-pin connector (black) on the left side of such a board. the extension cables are connected to the green screw terminal at the right side.
I thought you had terminal blocks similar to those that are green in the linked product. What I was saying is that you can use the terminal blocks you have to build a board such as the one in the link. You would need additonal parts: stripboard, some header pins, and some jumper wire.
Searcher7:
--- Quote from: NickG on February 10, 2007, 05:28:13 am ---the unstripped ide cable connector attaches at the 40-pin connector (black) on the left side of such a board. the extension cables are connected to the green screw terminal at the right side.
I thought you had terminal blocks similar to those that are green in the linked product. What I was saying is that you can use the terminal blocks you have to build a board such as the one in the link. You would need additonal parts: stripboard, some header pins, and some jumper wire.
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Ok, I'll start over.
I have a huge number of the terminal blocks shown in the pic.
Is there a way to secure and use them in a control panel?
I'd of course have to split the wires of an IDE cable, but is there a way, outside of soldering, to connect those wires to the pins?
As for the screws on the other side, I will connect 18g wires to them and run them to the controls.
Thanks.
Darren
SavannahLion:
Don't know if it's appropariate for your application but maybe Wire Wrapping?
Here's a pic of the end result.
I've seen some people really take this all the way building entire circuit boards complete with traces using this method.
edit: took me forever to find it, but here's an example of circuit boards wired entirely with wire wrapping.
Searcher7:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on February 10, 2007, 12:23:07 pm ---Don't know if it's appropariate for your application but maybe Wire Wrapping?
Here's a pic of the end result.
I've seen some people really take this all the way building entire circuit boards complete with traces using this method.
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Iknow nothing at all about "wire wrap". I'd have to learn how to do that and then figure out from there if it is plausible for this project.
Connecting leads to pins is still my biggest hold-up.
Darren