> Yeah, those are probably my best option, but the time 
> required to crimp then solder the wires onto the little pins 
> and stuff them in the header is something I was sort of 
> hoping to avoid. Why don't they make a solderless, cramp on, 
> version of that like the ICD ribbon cables? Probably the wire 
> spacing in a ribbon cable is double that of the single in 
> line .1" pin header,

correct

> but I would happily toss every other 
> wire, or use 2 wires per pin.

can't you just use 2xN style connectors and ignore one row? or -if space
permits- maybe switch to 2xN style?

Wouter van Ooijen

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