Soldered a 3-wire strip to a custom board: https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/Lar7paPt
Yep, I've thought about this. I always have to abandon the JST connector because I cut the strip and solder directly to the strip's pads which can be tricky. I tried soldering to custom boards and they worked pretty well. I'm curious now what Paul used for the Maker Faire assembly: > On Aug 5, 2014, at 4:54 PM, Myles de Bastion <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > We have been researching into a way to form a reliable and robust connection > between an enclosure and digital LED strips. > > For some reason, the industry has adopted the "JST" type connector and most > LED strips will come with a female 2, 3 or 4 pin JST connectors wired to the > LED strip input pads. > > So far we have not been able to find a compatible "locking" JST connector > that can be either surface mount or enclosure mount. Does any such thing > exist? > > If not, what other suitable, small and sturdy 3-pin connector that can carry > fairly high current (5-10 amps at 5v) are there? The biggest challenge is > creating a strong mechanical connection to LED strip solder pads which are > pretty flimsy. > > Myles de Bastion > Executive Director & Founder > CymaSpace > > Web | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | SoundCloud > > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber
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