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Re: Alternate connectors
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:21:49 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, orion@orionrobots.co.uk wrote:
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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 would mean you could connect it
easily to PCB’s and other microcontrollers, or Servos which use a
three pin of teh same type.
Orion
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On 4/12/05, Rob Antonishen rob.antonishen@gmail.com wrote:
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On Mar 30, 2005 6:22 PM, Rob Antonishen rob.antonishen@gmail.com wrote:
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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.
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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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I did finally discover a two pole version of the automotive hermaphroditic
connector:
But realize it is physically way too big :(
I don’t like the IDC connector as it is “ended” I.E. there is a male and a
female version... but this might be the best way to go.
One thing I want to try still is to make my own hermaphroditic connectors. I’m
thinking of using a standard DB socket connector with heat shrink around it next
to a standard DB pin connector (exposed) with the two head next to each other by
another piece of heat shrink. Otherwise I’ll just end up with the IDC...
-Rob A>
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