dastels wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:31 pm
There are no dumb questions, just ones you need the answers to.
Hey dude, cheers for the tips! There seems to be few places where dumb/n00b questions can be aired, so I appreciate it :)
Glad to know I'm not going mad in wondering what the next steps could be to reduce the clutter :). As this project works as intended, I think I'll leave it be (I'll probably start something new this weekend... likely the receiver side), but i really don't wanna make such a cluster of mess again, so thanks!
I've just gone ahead and ordered a batch of 30awg wire, which I'll use for logic. Then for 5v @ 500mA power I'll probably drop back to my 24awg (ideally I guess thatd be 26 or 28... but guess what I've got until now... 24, 22, 18, 16 and even a bit of 10awg... it's working out to be quite expensive buying the wrong stuff!). Hopefully that should free up some space that these chonkers currently consume.
The dupont connectors... yup... already using them... you can see the 5-socket ones I made on the joysticks, which I'm rather proud of :). I do like your idea of using them for custom harnesses in conjunction with something like a protoboard. I'm thinking i could have two rows of pins on a Vero Board (I've been googling!), or dollops of solder across a regular protoboard... then plug any 5v/gnd lines into it, like this (though with cheaper pins instead of the pi-pinout set)...
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Which would make the board re-usable / non-permanent, as I'm making mistakes a-plenty! :)
westfw wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:11 am
First: that looks really nice! A real and significant step above the projects one sees built on protoboards.
Cheers dude! Though I suspect you think I built the modules... which I didn't! I just used FreeCAD + 3D Printer to make a shell for the modules :). My query was around the chunky mess of wires and their connector blocks taking up so much space.
Wow, I didn't even know the Wire-Wrap Tool existed! It looks pretty janky though... gives me the impression that the wires could easily un-ravel if moved?
Good shout too on the CAT5 cables. I've a few of those laying around now we've mostly transitioned to WiFi in my home. Think I've even got a 30m one somewhere!
Also wire nuts... not used them before, as like you say, they seem a bit iffy :).
Thanks for the tips! :)