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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]
>>Sent: 24 October 2006 10:16
>>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>>Subject: Re: [PIC] Microchips ridiculous ICD2 connector
>>
>>
>>The only thing is that a pin header is not polarized. Also
>>PicKit2 has a 6 pin connector -- it is not a problem as you
>>can use it with the 5 pin one but...
>>
>>Anyway, what's wrong with the RJ12? Is that something like a
>>contact problem or just the bad taste of having a telephony
>>socket on your programmer?
>
> I was just wondering the same thing, IMO the RJ12 connector is ideal for
> the IDC end.  It's cheap, readily available, polarised and latched.  OTOH
> it sucks as a target connector for anything other than a
> prototype/evaluation board, but that's a total non-issue as you just buy
> an RJ12 cable, cop one end off and solder your prefered connector on.
>
> Regards
>
> Mike


That's what I do too. I have a bunch of cables we made up with RJ on one
end and 2x5 header connectors on the other. Also have a few with single
row connectors for some applications. We recently bent a pin inside the RJ
connector on the ICD, so had to open it up to replace it. I noticed that
it LOOKS like there's a footprint for another connector in there, perhaps
a header.

Harold

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