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Connecting wires to these little, crowded posts on a PACLED
AndyWarne:
Its worth pointing out though that there is no need to crimp any connectors for the PacLED64.
Using the RGB LEDs the connectors are pre-fitted to the LEDs, and using other LEDs means using the pre-crimped wires which we supply.
Of course if you want to acquire the crimp pins and a crimp tool and crimp your own wires thats fine, but there is no need to.
TheShaner:
True, but if I am going to use the connectors that you provided with the PACLED, I need to insert my own wires and crimp it I would assume.
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: TheShaner on May 29, 2012, 04:03:09 pm ---True, but if I am going to use the connectors that you provided with the PACLED, I need to insert my own wires and crimp it I would assume.
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Or buy the pre-crimped wires from Andy.
AndyWarne:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on May 29, 2012, 06:14:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: TheShaner on May 29, 2012, 04:03:09 pm ---True, but if I am going to use the connectors that you provided with the PACLED, I need to insert my own wires and crimp it I would assume.
--- End quote ---
Or buy the pre-crimped wires from Andy.
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Correct. We dont include the pre-crimped wires as they are not needed if using RGB LEDs. I have tried to make clear what needs to be ordered on the product info page, for each type of LED, but maybe I need to review this and make it clearer if necessary.
TheShaner:
I am about to work on the PACLED and I realized this morning, I still don't know what the hell Im doing. I have the connectors for the board, and a lot of my own wires. I had planned on using CAT5 cables and breaking out the individual wires to use for the buttons and the LED's. So that is going to leave me with bare wires that are going to need to get into these connectors. I saw the post a little of the ways up about the D-Sub connector and the crimping method used. To get this straight, the D-Sub connectors, once crimped, will fit down inside the tiny hole, and ultimately make a socket for the pin to fit up into? Is this correct or am I missing something? Is this the best bet, other than order more stuff from Andy (I am keeping him in business lately), or is there some other alternative? I considered soldering, but those pins are awfully small and I am not that skilled with an iron.
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