Found a Source of Affordable PWM Cables ($0.65 Each!)

[acdcfan259]

Originally Posted by Jon Jack

Another option for teams not wanting to buy IFI's PWM cables is to make your own. They're easy to make. All you need is a special crimping tool ($40), the housings (300 for ~$60), the pins (1000 male or female pins for ~$60) and the ribbon wire (100ft for ~$35). So for ~$210 in parts and a $40 tool investment you could make 150 PWM cables at $1.40 a piece.

Yes, they are more expensive than $0.65. However, the trade off is being able to make PWM cables any size you want. This should help clean up a robots wiring.

Assuming you treat your tools well, it's probably less because you can reuse the tool year after year.

[pogenwurst]

Originally Posted by squirrel

No, they're not breakaway headers, because the pins are long on both sides, not just one. Normal headers have short pins on the side that goes thru the board.

Yeah, I just noticed that on Jameco, thanks.

[John Gutmann]

Originally Posted by squirrel

No, they're not breakaway headers, because the pins are long on both sides, not just one. Normal headers have short pins on the side that goes thru the board.

Just take break away headers and push the plastic part so the pins on both sides are equal. I have been doing it for 3 years now without a problem.

-John