[kwlug-disc] OT: JST cables

[CrankyOldBugger]

My usual go-to places are KW Surplus (which would probably not have what
you want in this case), Orion Electronics on Lancaster, and Sayal in
Cambridge.  Neutron in Guelph is sometimes good, and they have an unusually
complicated online catalogue...



On 26 June 2018 at 12:34, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> Hello all ...
>
> I have a project that drives two stepper motors. The motors have male
> plugs which are JST 2.0mm pitch PH 6-pin female. They look like the ones in
> the link below.
>
> The motor seller included a female connector and tiny pins that go into
> it. A friend who has crimping tools was not able to put the pins in the
> connector, since they are so tiny.
>
> Ordering from eBay would take 6 weeks or more.
>
> Any idea where can I find these connectors with wires, or how to crimp
> them?
>
> https://www.ebay.ca/itm/10-Sets-Micro-JST-2-0mm-PH-6-Pin-
> Male-Female-Connector-Plug-With-Wire-300mm/352101794647
>
> Some background in case you are wondering: this is a unipolar stepper
> motor with 6 wires. Only 4 will be connected, so as to drive it in
> half-coil mode. But it is not the same pin configuration that is comonly
> used for bipolar motors for 3D printers and CNCs, which uses full coil mode.
>
> P.S. I am already checking with Computer Recycling, but doubt if they
> would have any.
>
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