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Unread 20-02-2010, 01:26
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Re: A question about the robot's light

Sorry to be misleading, Danny. I was in a funny mood with so little sleep and too much coffee. The connector on the DSC is meant to be used with a locking, white nylon connector. They are available from various sources but anything you use (PWM for instance) that will make the connection and not damage the board should be fine. I have seen the female pins from the PWM connectors (without the shell) just pushed on to the pins in the DSC and some heatshrink added to keep everything insulated. If you have some method to tie the wiring close to the surface that the board is mounted on, the tension on the wire should keep it in place. We mount our circuitry to perforated aluminum or perf stock. The holes are close together and a tywrap fits through them very easily. By tying down PWM cables in this fashion they cannot pull out without breaking the tie first.
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