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Re: Alternate connectors
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Date: 
Tue, 12 Apr 2005 17:23:51 GMT
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On Mar 30, 2005 6:22 PM, Rob Antonishen <rob.antonishen@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to find a suitable connector that will let me cut up and extend the
> regular mindstorm wires, as well as to connect to custom built sensors.


I've done some more digging and asking around...  Seems what I was
looking for is referred to as a hermaphroditic connector.

One big maker is Anderson, who make an extremely overrated (voltage
and current) connector called the Powerpole
http://www.andersonpower.com/products/pp/sp.html that seems pretty
popular with the 12V radio crowd (
http://home.comcast.net/~buck0/app.htm ).  They are a little heavy
dury for this purpose...so they are a little big, too, but look like a
great design.

Another suggestion made to me was to use standard 9V clip connectors
like this http://www.amqrp.org/kits/NCKeyer/elmer/P7190015a.jpg which
seems like a great idea!  Right voltage rating, solid mechanical
connection and readily available!  I'll have to see if I can find a
good source of these without the wires, cheap :)

-Rob A>



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  Re: Alternate connectors
 
While the 9V connector is cheap - I am quite happy to go with simple In-Line 2 pin connectors (IDC) - they are small, and cheap and have a fairly neat finish. The PP3 battery connectors would be somewhat bulky and look a little clumsy. Plus this (...) (21 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Alternate connectors
 
I am trying to find a suitable connector that will let me cut up and extend the regular mindstorm wires, as well as to connect to custom built sensors. I have seen that some people have used (URL) Molex connectors> (URL) but I can't seem to find (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)

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