OT: power & ground for wirewrap boards

From: John Ott <jott_at_mastif.ee.nd.edu>
Date: Tue Oct 23 12:48:06 2001

On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 08:07:57PM +0100, Tony Duell wrote:
> >
> > Best thing to do, is to have a WW board with pads and
> > busses. I've had no problems using ordinary 30 ga WW
> > wire for power and ground following these rules:
> >
> > 0. ALWAYS use "modified wrap" with one turn of
> > insulation as a strain relief.
>
> And ignore those darn slit-n-wrap tools (unless you can afford one of the
> professional motorised ones). The hand ones seem to give about 50% bad
> connections. No thanks!
 
 Interesting, I've never had a problem using manual slit-n-wrap. I also
 think that it's easier to trace than straight wire wrap unless you cut
 each wire to the proper length.

john

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