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Seeking Your Ideas about Upcoming Experimenting with Tooling Challenge

rscasny

Greetings to all.

In the Experimenting with [Components] Challenge program, I've thus far focused on passive components, sensors, and magnetics. This year we are trying to branch out since some of our sponsors really like what element14 has produced.

In March, I'm planning on launching an Experimenting with Tooling. Obviously, element14 members use all kinds of tools from hand tools to soldering stations to test equipment. Any of these tools could be the subject of a roadtest, but our sponsor liked the creativity and, well, the experimentation, of the Experimenting program. That's why it was chosen for this community activity.

Thus far, I am being give some crimp terminals and some pricey hand crimp tools. Here they are:

Hand Crimp Tools
www.molex.com/.../0638190901
www.molex.com/.../0638275370
www.molex.com/.../0638190000
www.molex.com/.../0638191500
www.molex.com/.../0638194400

Crimp Terminals
www.molex.com/.../0039000039
www.molex.com/.../1722537023
www.molex.com/.../0430300007
www.molex.com/.../5013340100
www.molex.com/.../5023810000

I gather from reading about the crimping tools, they are provided with a crimping head for a specific product.

What I am seeking from you?

In this program, some members will be happy enough to play around with the crimping tools; not often does someone play around with a $300US crimping tool.

But I am feeling that we could do a bit more in this activity. Perhaps add in some connectors. Or some other things? I am quite open right now since I am still in the planning stage.

So I am looking for any ideas of how to "spice up" this activity.

If you have any ideas, please leave a comment below. Thanks.

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  • These are some very nice crimpers, but for a typical hobbyist doing a few projects a year they would likely see very little usage.

    I could see all sorts of use for something like a 64016-0201 which can crimp C-Grid SL, SPOX, Micro Fit & KK Series 36-20AWG Contacts. Anything that can plug into a solderless breadboard could be connected with connectors crimped by this tool. It can also crimp connectors that mate with standard .1" headers - an alternative to Dupont jumpers. I don't actually know which Molex crimper would be best for this application, but this one seems to cover the right range.

    Another super useful Molex crimper is a 200218-0600 which can crimp 26-8AWG boot lace ferrules. These are great anytime a wire needs to go into a barrier strip but a typical hobbyist might have a hard time affording it. 

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  • These are some very nice crimpers, but for a typical hobbyist doing a few projects a year they would likely see very little usage.

    I could see all sorts of use for something like a 64016-0201 which can crimp C-Grid SL, SPOX, Micro Fit & KK Series 36-20AWG Contacts. Anything that can plug into a solderless breadboard could be connected with connectors crimped by this tool. It can also crimp connectors that mate with standard .1" headers - an alternative to Dupont jumpers. I don't actually know which Molex crimper would be best for this application, but this one seems to cover the right range.

    Another super useful Molex crimper is a 200218-0600 which can crimp 26-8AWG boot lace ferrules. These are great anytime a wire needs to go into a barrier strip but a typical hobbyist might have a hard time affording it. 

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