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Originally Posted by billbo911
So, now back to you CapnBFG, any idea where to get male pins and plugs???  |
This year my team made all the PWM signal cables for the electronics. We got all the pins (male & female) and plastic housings from Digi-Key. We have a ratcheting roll-over crimper for the pins. The plastic housings come in all different sizes for different numbers of wires. They come in locking varieties too, they work well for quick disconnection of sensors. A small screwdriver can be used to remove the pins from the housings.
I liked making our own signal cables rather than using the ones from IFI. It took a bit more time, but all the cables were the exact right length, which made for much neater wiring. We didn't have any of the combined wire like CapnBFG liked to, I just used a drill to wind the wire nicely together. I would highly recommend making your own signal cables if you can get a good crimper and some nice wire strippers.
Lindsey