[sdiy] Prototype wiring pen

[Matthew Smith]

Quoth Tim Parkhurst at 2009-05-21 08:00...
> They're typically called "wire wrapping" pens. Wire wrapping isn't as
> popular as it used to be, but can produce very complicated and
> reliable assemblies if done properly.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_wrap

The Vero pens under discussion are a bit different from traditional
wire-wrapping tools, such as used to be used in computers, etcetera.

Whilst traditional wire-wrap was a production method, I belive that the
Vero wiring system was only ever meant as a prototyping system.  It also
uses soldered joints as opposed to having a tool that strips insulation
and then wraps the bared wire round the pin.

Used to have a Vero wiring pen but it looks like it didn't come with me
on my intercontinental move.  (As I discovered a few weeks ago when I
needed it.)

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