I got a (cheapo) manual wire-wrap tool and a spool of wire-wrap wire for
under $15.00CAD at RadioShack.  I have become a HUGE fan of wire-wrapping in
last little while.

My $0.02 ... Peace

MJ Brush

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Axtell" <cr_axtell@YAHOO.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [PIC]: How to work with PIC Demo Boards


> The BEST way to use the demo boards is to install 0.025"sq .1"ctr strips
>    into the active IO port holes, then use wirewrapped connections.
>
> Most people today are unfamiliar with wirewrap, but the method is a very
> reliable way to make temporary, reuseable connections. This makes the
> demo cards endlessly reuseable; I have some from 10 years ago, as
> pristine today as the day I bought them.
>
> You can google up wirewrap tools and sources.
>
> --Bob
>
>
>
> Lindy Mayfield wrote:
> > How do people normally work with the IO ports on PIC demo boards?  I
have been soldering wires from the ports on the demo board and plugging them
into a bread board as needed.  Is this correct, or is there a better way?
> >
> > The board looks strange with all those wires hanging from it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lindy
> >
>
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