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rd2(at)dejazzd.com
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:23 am Post subject: D-Sub High Density 78 female - solfder or crimp contacts

Excellent advice, as usual, thanks Stein. Crimped it'll be.

The problem was my soldering skills are much better than my crimping skills (almost none).

Thanks for bringing up the questions, Bob:

--snip--

 Do you already have the connector to which you want

 add wires? How many wires total in your task?

---snip---

I already have the female connector - it is populated from another application. I assume that I can reuse it - just need to remove the populated contact sockets, crimp the new ones and repopulate. 

I don't now the exact number of wires yet, I expect most (or more than 1/2) of the positions to be used.

I will visit Stein's web site to order sockets and tools, but first I need to find some mp4 on youtube that will guide me through the process instead of asking questions.

Thanks again.

Rumen

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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 5:41 am Post subject: D-Sub High Density 78 female - solfder or crimp contacts

Soldering is a perfectly fine approach IF your soldering skills are good.  As a retired EE, my soldering skills are not as good as those of many of the technicians who used to work for me, but they aren’t bad.  I would have no hesitation soldering d-sub connectors although my issue is becoming more of an eyesight issue than a soldering skills issue.  I would need to buy a lighted magnifier to solder high density parts now as the naked eye is no longer adequate.



And, as Stein mentioned, being able to remove and relocate crimped pins is a huge advantage when doing low-volume custom work.

Matt



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[quote]On Jan 5, 2021, at 8:28 AM, rd2 <rd2(at)dejazzd.com> wrote:



 body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;}Excellent advice, as usual, thanks Stein. Crimped it'll be.

The problem was my soldering skills are much better than my crimping skills (almost none).

Thanks for bringing up the questions, Bob:

--snip--

 Do you already have the connector to which you want

 add wires? How many wires total in your task?

---snip---

I already have the female connector - it is populated from another application. I assume that I can reuse it - just need to remove the populated contact sockets, crimp the new ones and repopulate. 

I don't now the exact number of wires yet, I expect most (or more than 1/2) of the positions to be used.

I will visit Stein's web site to order sockets and tools, but first I need to find some mp4 on youtube that will guide me through the process instead of asking questions.

Thanks again.

Rumen

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rd2(at)dejazzd.com
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:45 am Post subject: D-Sub High Density 78 female - solfder or crimp contacts

Thanks to all who responded, advice from this list is invaluable.



Even if soldering skills are good, crimping seems the better choice in the case of high density, especially for the inner rows and aging eyes <g>

R

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