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8-Bit Led 8-Bit 8-Bit Key TM1638 Module Board+Dubont Line Digital Tube New Ic in
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IEC320 C14 Electrical AC Socket 3 pin red LED 250V Rocker Switch 10A fuse...
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200 Pcs/set Connectors Terminal Wire 2/3/4/5Pin 2.54mm Dupont Plug Male/Female
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AUSTAR RC Transmitter Receiver 2.4G 3CH 4CH 6CH Kit for RC 1/10 1/8 Car
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I did it.
We most certainly do still call them male and female connectors!
and Master/Slave!
I'm just trying to envisage "Live" "Earth" and "Gender Neutral" !!!!
It's always been Plug and Socket, Spoken in "mixed" company (ie. M, F, other)
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@whitesapphire5865
😂 me to !
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That module looks interesting. Can't wait to see it in action.
Nice RC kit. I can remember when the most basic RC TX/RX was in the hundreds of pounds.
If it looks like Lead, Smells like lead, tastes like lead, It probably is.
If its genuine antique Pewter/Whitemetal, then it also lead!
I think I may be experiencing 'mail envy' 😆
Nice score this week.
I reckon you will need to grab another pack of those "Dupont"connectors. It's one of those items that looks like you have plenty, right up until you go use then...
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Good thing you have some leaded solder on hand so you can test the swabs if they really work.. little demonstration would be nice :) .. thanks for this mailbag .. Oh and I bet that happens even to the most professional youtubers .. no worries ;)
I got some a couple weeks ago - they seem to work well.
I'm not sure how good the consistency or concentration of the lead detecting chemical is. I just treat "any colour change at all" as the presence of lead, I think that's their recommendation anyway.
30 of those cables lying around? Think more! When I was working, we even had lots of the ones that you could plug another male into, so that you only needed one outlet for your computer and monitor. We had so many that one of my coworkers made a curtain for his cubicle out of them!
Lol. 30 is the threshold where I start giving them away or finding alternate uses fro them.
YEA!!! it's Monday again🙂
If they don’t call the plugs male and female anymore, what’s the new term?
I've been told it's "plug and socket", but that isn't fully clear to me yet.
What we called it in the first place, plug & jack (aka socket). Male / female is the new term and isn't always accurate.
Be vary wary of the Chinese IEC switched, fused power connectors. One of my 3D printers had the exact same unit you showed. It melted and went open circuit (thank goodness). I searched for another with the same dimensions on Aliexpress so I decided to order 2 replacements. After a month they arrived and on installing the first one, no go. One of the poles on the 2 pole switch was open when in the closed position. Threw in the next one and it got me going again. I did more research to find a similar one with proper dimensions, found one on digikey and will be ordering one this week. DO NOT play around with suspect Chinese quality when working with components in your mains circuitry. Is burning down your house/shop worth saving a couple bucks???
It is a male and female. You called it right the first time.
I can see potential for that remote control and something integrated with the robot car you recently put together...
Maybe that remote controled beer grabber will become reality :)
-The remote controller looks too complicated with so many knobs, by the time you mastered it it will be worn out.
Clough42 uses those LED/button modules as the control panel for the electronic lead-screw controller he makes and sells.
That sounds familiar now you mention it.
I may have got the idea to order one from James.
He used to, he makes his own now to get over a few flaws those boards have. Glitches due to RF interference, spikes from motors etc. Another problem was things like holes being drilled smaller etc.
I have an Old Spectrum DX 6 flight controller I use for RC. Took me a while to learn how to program it for use in RC cars.
Lead in glassware and pottery isn't much of a concern, but it 's nice to know. However, the yellow and orange crockery very popular in N. America in the early 20th century has Uranium salts to make the colour . Do you have a geiger counter? Still not very dangerous though.
You should find another fuse inside those sockets, one i circuit, second inside fuse holder.
Nice! 👍😀
Those look like JST-SM (or cones of...). They're actually 2.5mm not 2.54mm so that listing is all over map... The official ones are rated for 3A and they're sometimes used for 3D printer hot ends.
I doubt they are genuine JST terminals anymore than genuine Dupont. JST terminals, should really be made by Japan Solderless Terminal, which is the company that invented them, but there are so many clones that just say they are JST now.
That aside, they do look like JST Style terminals.
6:38 rub it on your thing, lol
Thought thats what I heard lol
So, how were you planning to control your servo lighting thingies? Seems to me you could r/c them for extra geek points. 😅
At this point it's still all experimental. Not even convinced that I'm going to use any of the designs I found. They are all lacking one thing or another.
But...but wheres the beer?
I was on-call for work when I recorded this.
Have you ever posted a video of your fevered bidding battles and skirmishing?That would be interesting and fun I'll bet.
It's more like half-drunken late night clicking than anything exciting...
@@pileofstuff
Did your wife not really mean she wanted to check to see if you still have lead in your pencil? You did mention rubbing on your thing 🤣🤣🤣
She has plenty of evidence on that regard.
The autocaptions are missing :-(
Thanks for letting me know. I just manually re-added them.
Frustrating when the automation fails without warning...
Thanks!@@pileofstuff
Is that T1638 module meant to work with a 12volt supply? Just checking for a friend who destroyed a development board last week.
The chip's datasheet shows it's max operating voltage is 7 volts.
futuranet.it/futurashop/image/catalog/data/Download/TM1638_V1.3_EN.pdf
Serious question, what's the PC term for M/F connectors? I've tried to stop using the hard drive/bedroom terminology as often as possible but not sure on the connectors.
I've been told it's "plug and socket".
But that doesn't always indicate the pin orientation (at least in my mind).
To me socket is chassis mounted and plug is cord mounted.
@@pileofstuff yeah I was sort of thinking the same thing... But sort of ran into the same issues as you with it not being quite as descriptive
I think they're called sub and dom too in some places.
why should we change, male and female, hard drive floppy is good enough for me.
@@forgedynasties Just don't mention that IDE disk drive Master/Slave thing... Ooops😱🤦