tobyw_1969
New Member
This isn't strictly a picaxe question, but just about connectors.
I've been tinkering with electronics for a while now, but one of the things which still frustrates me is connecting stuff together. Particularly when you have stranded wire which you want to fit into a breadboard. I have found loads of excellent books / websites which cover how to do almost anything - except basic connections! I currently screw the ends of battery wires into some terminal blocks, and then screw some jumper wires into the other side to make it easier to insert into bread board - but this seems so clunky, and the stranded side breaks quickly anyway..
So I was wondering - is there a part I can buy which would easily turn a stranded wire-end into a solid metal pin which can be easily inserted into a breadboard?
I have been looking through the catalogue at rapidonline.co.uk
http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/Connectors-Multipole/PCB-Interconnect
but there are so many different connectors and I can't work out what they all do or what size they are from the pictures and sheets..
Does anyone have any advice on what the most useful different connectors are to have when using breadboard? What do you all use the most?
I've been tinkering with electronics for a while now, but one of the things which still frustrates me is connecting stuff together. Particularly when you have stranded wire which you want to fit into a breadboard. I have found loads of excellent books / websites which cover how to do almost anything - except basic connections! I currently screw the ends of battery wires into some terminal blocks, and then screw some jumper wires into the other side to make it easier to insert into bread board - but this seems so clunky, and the stranded side breaks quickly anyway..
So I was wondering - is there a part I can buy which would easily turn a stranded wire-end into a solid metal pin which can be easily inserted into a breadboard?
I have been looking through the catalogue at rapidonline.co.uk
http://www.rapidonline.com/Cables-Connectors/Connectors-Multipole/PCB-Interconnect
but there are so many different connectors and I can't work out what they all do or what size they are from the pictures and sheets..
Does anyone have any advice on what the most useful different connectors are to have when using breadboard? What do you all use the most?
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