How do you handle jumper cables?

So long as you don't say 'with my sharp, pointy teeth' like the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

I'm glad you were able to resist.

I was so tempted to say "with my bare hands ..."

- Gough

I used to make my few jumper cables last for a long time, moving them from project to project, but then I made the LDR camera (LDR Camera #8 : Fully Working Camera ) and needed many many jumper wires. So I bought loads and found it very useful having plenty of each type (plug - plug, socket - socket and plug - socket) so now if I run out I just buy a load more. I sometimes cut the plug/socket off and solder the wire directly to the PCB as I did for the NanoRama Rocket (Nano Rocket #1 : Hand Thrown with TTL Serial Communications ) as this means I can easily make and unmake connections, make longer connections when testing and then have short connections when the project is in use.

Dubbie

I was looking for the "Sticks of Arduino" voting option.

Reference:

https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/9ji18p/honey_i_found_a_stick_of_arduino_on_the_ground_i/

- W.

I like to use high strand wire and solder it to gold plate pins from a header. A little heat shrink and it is ready to go. The high strand wire makes the jumper very flexible and durable with high current capabilities. As usual shabaz  has a great idea for added flexibility. I will have to make up a few of those. I also have made up a bunch of cords with a pin on one end and an alligator clip on the other for hooking up to things that do not easily integrate with the bread board.

John

I do that too: use a breadboard like the patch bay in an audio studio.

That's a great idea, Shabaz!

I often want to do a quick mockup with just a few bits, only to find I need a breadboard to accommodate extra connections. Especially when it comes to VCC and GND connections!

I might have to do something similar to what you did, maybe with triple ends for the power rails...

I made these, since they're unobtanium, but quite useful I think!

They are chained jumper cables, with a pin on the end, but also a socket! That way it is possible to do two things easily:

1. connect to a board with either a pin or a socket : ) without having to search for another cable

2. If there are two existing boards connected to each other with an existing jumper cable (pin or socket, it doesn't matter), I can use this chained jumper cable to get a tap off the connection, by temporarily unplugging one of the boards, and putting the jumper cable into the pin or the socket, and then putting the other connector onto the board. In other words, the boards still have an electrical connection and yet I've got a tapped off connection too. Hope that makes sense to follow..

I'm finding such a cable useful with the DIY Logic Analyzer and Protocol Tester – L.I.S.A.!  (would also be useful with a 'salae logic' type device).

The only downside, in scenario (1) is that the pins may touch since they are bare, but careful positioning works fine (or could use sleeving over it, but it's maybe overkill).

Right now, I buy.  There will come a time where I am rolling my own.  I make my own network cables.  Why not "right size" my jumpers?  Besides... I could double my short jumpers in a pinch.