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Connectors for Jaguar encoders

Good afternoon everyone.

I am looking for a connector/how to connect the US Digital E4P quadrature encoders to the jaguars encoder port. I tried using the black connectors with metal crimps that go in them that we received one year in the KOP, but to no avail, they are too fat. I haven't tried a PWM connector, but I think they are the same size, but I may be mistaken. Any ideas?

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Re: Connectors for Jaguar encoders

These connectors should be compatible.
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Re: Connectors for Jaguar encoders

Those appear to be the ones that connect to the encoder itself, correct me if I'm wrong. I'm looking for a connector that will work on the physical jaguar, as the pins on it are not in the same order as the encoder.
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Re: Connectors for Jaguar encoders

There are a lot of different five-pin box headers, and some fit and some don't. As you have seen the opening has very little clearance.

This year I purchased a wide selection of box headers and pre-crimped wires from pololu, and their 5-pin box headers fit into the slot on the Jaguar just fine. The crimped pins slide in nicely (once you learn how to orient them) and appear robust.

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Pololu shipped next day even though i ordered at midnight, and stuff arrived as promised.
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Re: Connectors for Jaguar encoders

Try Hansen Hobbies, we use them for all our PWM and other .1" connector needs and I haven't found a better price. I highly recommend this, from the same site, for crimping the connectors. It's almost impossible to get a good crimp without the right tool. The wire there is a great price too, but they only have 3-conductor wire.
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Re: Connectors for Jaguar encoders

Both Digi-Key and Jameco sell connectors that are compatible. Those are examples, there are many to choose from which may fit your needs better.
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