I ran into some weird problems with some circuits I've been connecting. They wouldn't work when they obviously should have. To make a long story short, the jumper wires that came with the starter kit have ... believe it or not ... some kind of plastic coating covering the part that's supposed to conduct! Apparently sometimes it scrapes off when inserting it into the breadboard, and sometimes it doesn't. Good grief.
I attached a picture of some of them held under my magnifying glass light. You can see the plastic on the wires, and where I tried to scrape some of it off with my fingernail.
What's up with that Adafruit?
Kit Jumper Wires Have Plastic Coating
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Re: Kit Jumper Wires Have Plastic Coating
Hmmm. Haven't seen that before. I've got a couple bundles of those here and the pins are all clean.
Contact [email protected] with a link to this thread for a replacement.
Contact [email protected] with a link to this thread for a replacement.
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Re: Kit Jumper Wires Have Plastic Coating
Thanks a lot. I found a couple that were open when I first got the kit; I wasn't going to quibble about that, but this is the strangest thing I've seen in a while!
One only wonders what was going on when they made them.
Thanks again.
One only wonders what was going on when they made them.
Thanks again.
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Re: Kit Jumper Wires Have Plastic Coating
Followup:
The support team sent an email within 5 minutes of me alerting them, that the replacement wires were shipped.
That's amazing service.
Good job!
The support team sent an email within 5 minutes of me alerting them, that the replacement wires were shipped.
That's amazing service.
Good job!
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Re: Kit Jumper Wires Have Plastic Coating
Got the jumpers today - they are nicer than the ones in the kit. These have pointy tips. Thanks a lot.
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