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Old 04-13-2010, 11:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Misplaced Wiring

I have my MPGuino but misplaced the wiring that comes with it.
What sort of wires do I need and what sort of connectors/plugs do I need?

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Old 04-14-2010, 06:41 AM   #2 (permalink)
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The quick fix is to open up a desktop computer and cut off a spare 3.5" floppy power connector and use that, i.e.

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Old 04-14-2010, 10:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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and what should the person do who happens to be without a desktop computer? i was wondering along the lines of part no. from a radioshack or something.
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That I don't know. I have quite a few free desktops here (school had a pile for recycling, find them on curbs, family/friends etc) so it never occurred to me that they would be hard to locate. I havent seen anything at ratshack that looked like a good fit, you could just solder wires to it also.

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I took a second look at what I needed to solder and laughed, it should be no problem. Thanks.
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cool, can I suggest soldering to the part that goes into the pcb by the bend in the pins? so you can easily add a plug later if one materializes? (bunch 'o solder on the plug part of the pins might not work so well later)

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