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Turbo Twist 2 - what is the 5-pin connector?

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KonkeyKong:
Randy-

Any diagrams of the spinner side pin-outs?  I've got a high-low model, but all the wires are white and attach to unmarked solder pads on the optiwiz.

MonMotha:
Sure looks like the Molex Picoblade (as Randy identified above) to me from the picture.  Be aware, if you do want to crimp something up yourself, that those things are really small and hard to crimp without either the "correct" tool or a suitable set of generic micro connector crimping pliers.  I use the PA-09 Randy linked on these with some success, but get extra contacts.  You absolutely will NOT be able to use the generic "D-Sub Crimper" that you can get at e.g. Radio Shack.

nevinskima:
The cables ordered from http://www.tinyosshop.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=643 work.  They're short, but they fit for anyone looking at options in the future.  Ordering from Randy works too.  You get them much faster and they have connectors on the end for easy hookup.  It's good to know there are options though.

Thanks everyone for your help with this project!

MikeN

kiwasabi:
Did you ever find any of these that had longer wires? The ones Randy provides with his spinners are ribbon cables and aren't ideal for wiring into anything but his proprietary boards.

nevinskima:
The ribbon cable from Randy is great.  It's 20" long, and has the header that plugs into the TT2 on one end, and on the other end female terminals that you can either attach to pins on a board, or you can insert other wires into.  If you didn't want the terminals on there, you could cut them off and put them directly to a screw terminal or solder them to a board.



The other cables I got were short, slightly less than 6" in length.  They had the header that plugs directly into the TT2 on one end, and then were bare wires on the other.  These could be spliced if you needed additional length, or if your control board was close enough, you could attach direct. 

The TT2 only uses 4 of the 5 wires.  Randy colored one black, one red, and I'm assuming the other two are X +/-.  I haven't wired it up yet.  The other cable I got was just 5 colored wires, and I'd have to play around to figure out what was what.

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