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JesusFreke / lalboard

A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand
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7 pin cable length #4

Closed fi0 closed 4 years ago

fi0 commented 4 years ago

I found a source for 7-pin silicone wire with ZH 1.5. How long should I buy? is 6" long enough?

JesusFreke commented 4 years ago

See https://github.com/JesusFreke/lalboard/wiki/BOM. You'll want 10x of the 6" ones, and one longer one. The longer one is the one that runs between the two sides. I would say probably a minimum of 10" for that one, but 12" or even longer may be better. The longer it is the further apart you can have the 2 sides, of course. I think mine is maybe something like 18" or so. I didn't really measure it precisely.

JesusFreke commented 4 years ago

Also, care to share the source? :) I can add it to the BOM page

HeuristicBishop commented 4 years ago

I would also greatly appreciate a source!

fi0 commented 4 years ago

Thank you for the clarifications! I'm going to place a custom order from a factory in China.

HeuristicBishop commented 4 years ago

Not the cheapest in the world but non-silicon premade jumpers can be sourced from digi-key: Part number: A07ZR07ZR28H102B

JesusFreke commented 4 years ago

Yeah, the BOM includes links to at least some 150mm cables with PVC insulation. I found a similar 1'/300mm digikey cable and added a link to the BOM.

They'll definitely work, but it's a bit of a pain working with them in such a confined space.

I wasn't familiar with the ZR line. It looks like they're a "press in" connector, that is compatible with the ZH sockets. Interesting. They may be significantly quicker and easier to use when making your own cables, since you don't have painstakingly crimp each individual wire twice. I'll have to try them out.