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December 26, 2009

Limit Switches Arrived

Filed under: Hardware — Bruce Ammons @ 8:00 pm

The limit switches came in today.  They are even smaller than I expected.  I knew what the measurements were, but it didn’t really connect until I had one in my hand.  These would fit in a tight space fairly easily.

I pulled off a strip of ribbon cable that is three conductors wide.  I colored one edge black and the other edge red with permanent markers.  I separated about half an inch of conductors at one end and pressed them into the connector using a small screwdriver.  I think they are in far enough to cut through the insulation and make contact with the wires.  If they don’t make good contact when I test them in a week or so, I will have to find something else to press them in further.  The holes are pretty small.  Perhaps a straightened out paper clip would work well.

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