[sdiy] Covers / shroud for unused header pins?

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Attach an unpopulated female header to a piece of ribbon cable, then cut 
the ribbon cable flush with the connector?

On 2024-09-05 14:05, James Coplin wrote:
> The unpopulated doesn't have enough grab. I suppose I could put a couple terminals in there.
>
> James
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> On Sep 5, 2024, 12:19 PM, at 12:19 PM, Jason Tribbeck <jason at tribbeck.com> wrote:
>> I'd use an unpopulated IDC header...
>>
>> On Thu, 5 Sept 2024, 17:55 James Coplin, <james at ticalun.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I was wondering if anyone can point at some product or tell me how
>> you
>>> would handle the problem of exposed unused pins on headers?
>>>
>>> Yesterday, I burned out a board when an exposed piece of connector
>>> happened to touch some exposed pins while opening and closing the
>> case.
>>> I've looked around for some sort of a cap or cover so the pins are
>> exposed
>>> to shorting and I'm surprised I'm not finding anything? Maybe I just
>> don't
>>> know what they are called.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a solution to these exposed pins? I might just 3d
>> print
>>> something but that seems excessive from a fiddly time perspective.
>>>
>>> James R Coplin
>>>
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