Techniques for jumper wires / header connections?

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First, apologies because I can't find the "search" function for the forum. The top-of-page search gives me Google.

Any tricks or techniques for connecting/connectors on standard 0.1 header pins? I'm using multiple OctoBrites (from Macetech) that can have the 4 "center" pins paralleled, but I need pin0 of Octobrite0 to go to pin5 of Octobrite1, etc. I can of course find a plethora of 6, 4, and 2 position sockets, but how do you like to deal with single-wire connections to/from header pins, assuming I don't want to hard-wire the connections (still prototyping)? If you can't tell-- I'm a newbie!

thanks,
Jeff

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Thanks, Richard. Pilot error on the search function, then (sheepish me).

I'm moving past the breadboard stage, but not building a "final" version of the project. Your suggestion is pretty much what I've come up with so far: just use one side of a 2-position connector. That might be the easiest in the long run.
Appreciate the reply,
Jeff

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The top-of-page search gives me Google.

It's supposed to: a lot of sites use google for their site search. This one is just more obvious about it than most.

Something like this might be what you need.

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You can buy single-pin jumpers - male to male, male to female, and female to female.

For instance, something like this on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Solderless-Breadboard-Jumper-Cable-Wires-Kit-Qty150-/390222371363?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5adb10da23

Although those are only male-to-male; if you look around, though, you can find the other versions being sold...

:slight_smile: