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Re: Extending IR board connector wires

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Originally Posted by Abrakadabra View Post
Do you happen to have part numbers for the 10-pin ribbon cable connector and header?
http://www.newark.com/jsp/content/pr...125&page=68 1

The Amphenol 812 and 816 series look good. I think the parts I scrounged are actually made by 3M.

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Originally Posted by sumadin View Post
We also use the 10-pin connector, but we have it wired differently than Alan described. Our wiring guru wired one three-pin ("pwm") cable to the power, ground, and first signal lines, and another three-pin cable to the second, third, and fourth signal lines. The result is only using two three-pin cables while getting all the capabilities (the cables are connected to the RC in somewhat of an L shape - the first cable connects regularly to a digital IO pin, and the second one spans the next three signal pins afterwards).
That's exactly how I wired the signal connectors, with the exception of the power. The RC digital pins only supply +5v, which is why my connection board has separate FAST-ON tabs for +12v from the circuit breaker/distribution panel.