I am moving from a Melzi board (which behaved badly, and recently failed) to a RAMPS-based configuration. I am not afraid to solder a little bit, and was thinking on repurposing my cables adding the connectors.
The connector that seems to work in my RAMPS board is a "Dupont connector"
http://www.instructables.com/id/Fitting-Dupont-Connectors/
Also known as "jumper cables" in some online stores.
I couldn't find any local distributor (Spain) with those cables. All housings I could find in my local distributors are bulky, and it is impossible to fit them in my board.
Do you have any advice, or do those connectors have a more standard industrial name? I would like to avoid recycling connectors and instead prepare proper ones from my existing ones. And I prefer not to wait 2-4 weeks waiting the shipment.
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[–] marius_siuram [S] ago
Thanks! Didn't find that distributor.
At the end, I did some hacking with PCB board female connectors that ended being ok. I plan to use real dupont crimped connectors in the future.