help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
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Hey guys and girls. Here's what I am doing: I have a home audio DAC that i am installing in the trunk of my car near my amps. i want to remove the face plate of the DAC and mount it in the front of the car so i can turn it on and off, select inputs, and see the status LED's. I attached pics to show you what i am dealing with. i purchased 2x8 2.54mm (pitch) x 2.54mm (row spacing) housings along with all the pre-crimped female to male pins already attached to 36" of wire (i'll be extending that to reach the front of the car). it would have worked, but the 2.54mm pitch is a little too big. when i try to line it up with the pins, there's an overhang of about 2 holes on each row (about 4mm overhang). i'm thinking i need a 2.00mm pitch x 2.00mm row spacing, but i'm not sure which to buy or what crimp pins to buy since they're probably different sizes.





RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
Beware that there are interfaces, both standard or unique, that may not be happy working with long cables out in the noisy real world. You can bench test it before bothering to install it, and avoid other cables on installation.
eBay seems to have listings for connectors with '2mm pitch'. You could browse there to find something that fits.
RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
Digikey carries Samtec, and it appears you can get a header plug on one end and a socket plug on the other.
http://www.samtec.com/ftppub/pdf/TCMD.PDF
You might be able to find these up to 36" long. This was just a quick check I did. You need to search these or other sites more completely, and check to see it they will meet your needs
RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
Ribbon cable can typically be used with insulation displacement (press on) connectors. It would be a very simple cable assembly process. Unfortunately, ribbon cables lack both twisted pairing and shielding.
RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
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RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires
You might also need to consider the ambient temperature. 110*F in a trunk with no airflow is a bit different than 75*F with a large volume of air sitting on a shelf at home.
But to answer the question, I have done something similar by just making loops of wire and soldering to the male, manually pin in to the female. Use multi-strand, it will wick in pretty easily. Tin the ends for the female connection. Solder as close to the base of the connector as possible, in case you want to remove them that will give you the best chance at being able to put it back together normally. I forget what the application was.
RE: help extending board to board connection that uses male pins to a female socket via wires