Breadboard jumper wires

Posted by: @royb54

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I noticed that Bill has been using what looks like a heavier gauge jumper wires on his breadboard prototypes. ... Does anyone know where these better jumpers can be purchased? Thanks, Roy

Unless I'm mistaken, Bill sometimes uses standard 22 AWG solid core copper wire that has been crimped to a Dupont connector. So, they're custom wires. (WAG, to handle higher current.)

(Am I right @dronebot-workshop?)

Posted by: @tfmccarthy

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Unless I'm mistaken, Bill sometimes uses standard 22 AWG solid core copper wire that has been crimped to a Dupont connector. So, they're custom wires. (WAG, to handle higher current.)

(Am I right @dronebot-workshop?)

I use whatever works best for the situation. I do have quite a few that I have crimped myself, and they work much better than those ones you get on Amazon and eBay. But, having said that, I still have hundreds of those pre-crimped ones and often use them.  I have also been "burned" by them more than once, thinking that a connection was good when it wasn't.

Actually, I think that the best wires are just solid copper hookup wires (20 or 22 gauge) that you strip and bend yourself. I think the soft copper gives a better grip on the breadboard connectors than those Dupont pins.  The only problem with those is that they tend to oxidize. I've built big projects with them, back in the days when you used a lot of TTL or CMOS ICs, and what I did was cut them to custom fit. When I pulled everything apart, I would snip off the ends and re-strip them to avoid oxidation.

Of course, the best hookup wires are useless with a cheap or well-used breadboard. I switched to the Jameco ones a few years ago and now use them exclusively. I think they are worth the extra money.

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Bill