[sdiy] Prototype wiring pen

[Cynthia Webster]

Back in Haight Ashbury in 1977,
I created a minisynth from sections of ElectroNotes circuits.
It was all built with wire wrap using one of those wire wrap spool pens.
They're wonderful for daisy chaining wire from pin-to-pin-to-pin like a
honey bee from flower to flower.

I had this exquisite design with all of the discrete parts mounted on
perfboard with removable modular DIP headers for easy updates, and all
 of the front panel components, (of which there were many) interfacing
with the circuit board via a multitude of rainbow colored wires.
I had documentation and J numbers to the extreme, the design really
rocked.

It was at least 90 percent complete, when older, and so-called wiser and
more experienced voices shot me down saying, "everyone knows you
can't do Audio with Wire Wrap!" "Give up", they chimed in,
"it'll never work" they said... and foolishly I listened and abandoned the
project only inches from the finish line.

Well I'm here to say to everybody, ~Screw~ all of that, and follow your
instincts.  Be true to your heart and your initial original mind-vision,
 and trust in yourself. 

It has taken me half a lifetime to learn this, I hope it helps someone now.

Peace,


Cynthia

http://www.cyndustries.com/




Tim Parkhurst wrote:
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Scott <Scott at scottwick.com> wrote:
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>> I've got this vero-prototype system wire pen thing.  (Sorry I can't remember the proper name for it)  It's a pen w/ a spool of some fine wire w/ some sort of insulation on it.  You use it to wrap around posts and things for quick prototype work.  When you heat the wire to solder it, it melts through the insulation in that spot.  I used it on some midibox digital projects for wiring up 100's of led's and some encoders.
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> 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
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> Tim (doin' the wire rap) Servo
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