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New Pin Owner, Newbie type question about wire connectors / soldering

By okgrak

5 years ago


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    #2 5 years ago

    From a technical standpoint it'd work, but any pinball tech is going to glare at you. (same with wire nuts or anything like that) If you don't want to resolder, the common way to do it is to use a molex connector: https://www.greatplainselectronics.com/categories.asp?cat=46

    #9 5 years ago
    Quoted from okgrak:

    Why would they glare at me? Is this just from a "purist" or "do it as it's always been done" perspective? Because I'm having a hard time finding any flaw in the logic of working this way.

    Because you're being lazy and using an ugly dangling connector instead of a factory one. Even adding a connector will get looks from some people but at least a molex is the proper connector for the job. Every connector is a failure point and adds resistance to the connection, etc. On my first project pin I added molex and I've never had to disconnect them. Connectors just aren't worth the effort. You don't remove components completely that often. Even for a complete mech rebuild you don't need to. The only time they're useful is when doing a full playfield swap.

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