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Re: HomeBrew Electric Cords?
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Date: 
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 03:10:19 GMT
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Dave Baum wrote:

Cutting up electric plates is my favorite as well - you get a pretty
robust "lego" connection for very litle cost.  You just have to be
careful while soldering not to deform the plastic.

Yes, preshaping the wire and pre 'tinning' the ends is best.

You also must take care when cutting the plates that you don't splay it out.
(Why lego doesn't make 2x2's!)

I have a web site that shows a few projects with electric plates.

http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm/lego_wr.html

Dean Husby



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  Re: HomeBrew Electric Cords?
 
Cutting up electric plates is my favorite as well - you get a pretty robust "lego" connection for very litle cost. You just have to be careful while soldering not to deform the plastic. Dave Baum (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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