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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: E.Man.Lava on January 23, 2008, 12:37:15 PM

Title: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: E.Man.Lava on January 23, 2008, 12:37:15 PM: I am buiding the 50$ robot and i cant get the pins to stay in the breadboard i am using. I put them in but they keep popping out and hitting me in the face. What should i do? ???
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: bietz on January 23, 2008, 01:31:06 PM: you mean the male headers?
I know these are a pain since they're made for protoboards and not for breadboards... I know that Parallax sells longer 3-pin male headers, that are the same length on both sides and which fit perfectly in breadboards. But I'm sure there's got to be a way to find these (even breakaway ones) on digikey/mouser etc.

But then how did you make it in the picture you attached (in the other thread (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=2964.0))?

You could try to put them in the opposite direction (long in the breadboard and short in the servo/programmer/other cable), but it probably won't be very stable...

Otherwise, you can use short hookup wires... It's a pain but at least it will work...
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: robonoob on January 23, 2008, 02:35:05 PM: umm what i am about to say, i'm not sure about, so dont take this as a fact but i think that if this breadboard you are using is a new one then theese springs(or what ever they are in there that hold the components in) are still too stiff and they will loosen up a bit in the future if u use the breadboard more and more :)
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: E.Man.Lava on January 23, 2008, 02:41:38 PM: Thanks for the info. Ill keep tryin! ;D
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: Trumpkin on January 24, 2008, 09:32:45 AM: happened the same for me when I tried breadboarding the microcontroller!
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: E.Man.Lava on January 24, 2008, 02:15:37 PM: I found some male headers that are long on both sides. Thanks for the help! ;D
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: Admin on January 25, 2008, 09:38:33 PM: What I do is force the plastic on the headers to be centered on the metal pins. Yeap, its a tight fit, but the plastic moves if you try. That makes it longer so I can force it into the breadboard.
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: apc3161 on May 25, 2009, 01:10:20 PM: Quote from: E.Man.Lava on January 24, 2008, 02:15:37 PM
I found some male headers that are long on both sides. Thanks for the help! ;D

Can you please specify where you got these? I've been looking but can't find them. Thanks
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: galannthegreat on May 25, 2009, 01:29:35 PM: Check digikey's website, and in the search bar type in "3M", they make ones like that.
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: SmAsH on May 25, 2009, 02:39:04 PM: i think that guys long gone from sor...
i hate to see people with one post that haven't been on for 2-3 years :-\
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: Admin on May 25, 2009, 05:44:14 PM: http://www.societyofrobots.com/electronics_wire_connector.shtml (http://www.societyofrobots.com/electronics_wire_connector.shtml)
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: apc3161 on May 25, 2009, 06:00:41 PM: I couldn't find them on digikey using 3m as a manufacturer. Some of the ones here

http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T091/P0166.pdf (http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T091/P0166.pdf)

seems have a tale length of 0.210 inches. Will those work?

If anyone could provide a direct link to either digi-key or mouser (preferably mouser) for headers that will work on a breadboard (no popping out) and work with the $50 robot, I would be very appreciative.

edit: I think I found some, and just thought I'd post it on here in case anyone ever did a search for keywords: header, breadboard, long tail

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=S1022E-36-ND (http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=S1022E-36-ND)
http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T091/P0171.pdf (http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T091/P0171.pdf)
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: galannthegreat on May 25, 2009, 06:27:51 PM: I have those ones too :) (sorry forgot to link those ones, in fact I totally forgot) :http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=S1022E-36-ND (http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=S1022E-36-ND)

Those ones will work perfectly for breadboarding, and you can keep reusing them for all you breadboarded projects!
Title: Re: 50$ robot breadboard problems.
Post by: chelmi on May 25, 2009, 06:57:42 PM: what I do is simply use pliers to remote a few pins from the plastic part of a standard male heade, and I them directly in the female part.