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The spacing on the connectors you specified is 2mm measured from the centre of each pin; it says so on the Rapid catalogue page.
The component leads should also bend a bit, providing they can bend 0.26mm either way, it doesn't matter.
May be I accidentally told them I am a business, perhaps you could make the same honest mistake.![]()
They don't sell cheap ¼W 5% carbon film resistors in smaller quantities than 100.Okay 5th and final time I edit over this message, I found the 100-packs of resistors now. It's slightly ironic they sell them for 17p each or 50p for 100...
Rapid are cheaper for resistors, it's just the minimum order quantity gets in the way.Anyway, rapid are cheaper on every component except resistors and do free delivery if the order's over £30 so![]()
I generally find RS cheaper than Maplin but there are exceptions.Edit: ...remind me never to buy from RS. They wanted to charge me £10 for a polystyrene etching tray, whereas maplin sell polypropylene trays for £1.45 each![]()
I don't know what your 17p resistor was but it certainly won't be cheap ¼W 5% carbon film.
Hero999 said:If you need to top your order up to £30, I'd recommend buying a resistor kit.
- The two way header plug, just has two pins. I can't find a 26 way double
Hero999 said:Is the 20AWG wire multi-core flexible cable or is it solid?
Solid cable tends to be easier to fit through the holes than multi-core.
A plug has pins (male) a socket has holes (female), when the pins are inserted into the holes they make sweet love.![]()
Carbon composite is good for withstanding overloads and is old fashioned to valve enthusiasts like them. I don't see the point as you can buy 1W carbon film resistors for much less.I believe it was carbon composite, but it kept popping up top of the list when I searched for carbon film. It was also 0.25W, but at that price I assume carbon composite = some kind of super resistor![]()
By the way, you should always use solid single core cable for breadboard. If you must use stranded wire, then tin the end you're inserting beforehand.