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Title: Long pin female headers
Post by: jra on December 08, 2015, 10:57:59 AM
Went to solder some Moteino shields and discovered that I had exhausted my supply of long pin female headers and couldn't remember where I had gotten them from.  Took over an hour of googling to find a source longer than the 6, 8 and 10 pin versions everyone seems to carry for arduino shields.  To save someone else the trouble, dipmicro electronics has these in 6, 8, 10, 18, 20 and 40 pin versions https://www.dipmicro.com/store/index.php?searchStr=long+pin+female+header&act=viewCat&Submit=Search I've purchased from them before, they're based in Niagra Falls, CA.  Shipping to Canada and the US is reasonable, don't know about the rest of the world.  For standard moteinos I cut these down to 13 pins using a jeweler's saw and trim 4 at a time with a belt sander, someone else may have a better technique.
Title: Re: Long pin female headers
Post by: TomWS on December 08, 2015, 11:12:32 AM
Quote from: jra on December 08, 2015, 10:57:59 AM
Went to solder some Moteino shields and discovered that I had exhausted my supply of long pin female headers and couldn't remember where I had gotten them from.  Took over an hour of googling to find a source longer than the 6, 8 and 10 pin versions everyone seems to carry for arduino shields.  To save someone else the trouble, dipmicro electronics has these in 6, 8, 10, 18, 20 and 40 pin versions https://www.dipmicro.com/store/index.php?searchStr=long+pin+female+header&act=viewCat&Submit=Search I've purchased from them before, they're based in Niagra Falls, CA.  Shipping to Canada and the US is reasonable, don't know about the rest of the world.  For standard moteinos I cut these down to 13 pins using a jeweler's saw and trim 4 at a time with a belt sander, someone else may have a better technique.
Thanks for posting.  These are always a bugger to find!
Title: Re: Long pin female headers
Post by: WhiteHare on December 08, 2015, 12:12:15 PM
Another source too is: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/50pcs-lot-40-Pin-1-row-2-54mm-Gold-Plating-Long-Pin-Female-Header-for-Arduino/1850896726.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.1.0OhYhE&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2_79_78_77_80_61,searchweb201644_0,searchweb201560_9

That should last you a while!
Title: Re: Long pin female headers
Post by: TomWS on December 08, 2015, 07:52:16 PM
Quote from: WhiteHare on December 08, 2015, 12:12:15 PM
Another source too is: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/50pcs-lot-40-Pin-1-row-2-54mm-Gold-Plating-Long-Pin-Female-Header-for-Arduino/1850896726.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.1.0OhYhE&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2_79_78_77_80_61,searchweb201644_0,searchweb201560_9

That should last you a while!
Take a while to get also...
Title: Re: Long pin female headers
Post by: WhiteHare on December 21, 2015, 03:26:47 PM
@jra  Not that it matters, but I purchased some of those same headers from ebay in November (http://www.ebay.com/itm/311198554207?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT), and I just now noticed that they were actually shipped to me by dipmicro, the very same company you referenced at the start of this thread.  Small world.    ;)