I need to buy wire wrapping wires and a wire wrapping tool and I don't know what size of wires and what type of wire wrapping tool I need
The most popular size of wire wrapping tool I've found on ebay is wsb 30m
I'm doing a project with an arduino nano and I really want to wire wrap the ends to the arduino instead of using any solder there
Could someone please explain the dimensioning of wires and in which category does dupont wires fall. Also please recommend the best size of tool and wires I'll use for the future because I'll probably buy only one size of wire wrapping tool
The more versatile option would be the best
There is only ONE size of wire wrap tool. The central hole is a slip fit over the square pins. There is a tiny hole adjacent to the central hole to insert the stripped end of the wrap wire (#30, silver plated). As the tool is turned whole over the square pin, the #30 wire is pulled from the secondary hole and tightly wrapped around the pin. The connection does not unwind when the wire is pulled because the tension has made the edges of the pin cut into the silver plating of the wrap wire.
Wirewrapping is great for projects that will stretch out a while, nice solid connections and don't have to worry about breadboard wiring falling apart. Can easily unwrap the wires to make design changes too.
This whole box was wirewrapped for example (and there were several design changes made as I developed it and added to it)
That "tool" wraps wire in a manner, but does not do a "WireWrap" at all. Note that having wrapped the wire, he then pushes the spiral down. It is not even a proper connection and will easily fall off.
And here I was thinking "Oh, good! I pasted a URL into the edit box and the Arduino website actually made it into a link instead of plain text. They must have added this feature recently." Now that I know that the "feature" was added incorrectly, I will try to remember not to use it in the future.
OK Tool used to be the go to wirewrap guys.
The pin shaoe/size is very specific, as is the Kynar wire gauge.
If done properly I read that WW joints are lower resistance & better than soldered in most fixed applications.
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OK Tool used to be the go to wirewrap guys.
The pin shaoe/size is very specific, as is the Kynar wire gauge.
If done properly I read that WW joints are lower resistance & better than soldered in most fixed applications.
I have had the OK tool for many years. The opposite end is made to unwrap the wires.
IC sockets with wire wrap pins were pressed into the circuit board vias and no soldering was involved. Salvaged lots of sockets by unwrapping the wire and pressing the sockets back out of the boards. Why I don't know. Gave all the sockets away years ago!