Messed up CUI order

[lucas.alvarez96]

I bought 4 CUI encoders at Digikey, with axial connections (AMT103-V). Recently, the CAD team informed me that we need 2 axial and 2 radial. Being in Chile and 12 days from stop build day, I can't order new ones, especially with the very expensive shipping cost to Chile.

So has anyone here accidentally bought the wrong encoder and modified the pins with success?

[mman1506]

You could solder wires directly to the pins of the encoder. We've done that before when we didn't have the connector.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by mman1506

You could solder wires directly to the pins of the encoder. We've done that before when we didn't have the connector.

I always use a clip-on heat sink when I do that. In a pinch, a large alligator clip is better than nothing.

Make sure to clip the heat sink between the encoder and the solder joint.