[sdiy] Covers / shroud for unused header pins?

[James Coplin]

Because they might need to be used in the future.

James

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On Sep 5, 2024, 7:48 PM, at 7:48 PM, "Chromatest J. Pantsmaker" <chromatest at chromatest.net> wrote:
>If the pins are unused, why not delete them?
>
>On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 5:28 PM James Coplin <james at ticalun.net> wrote:
>
>> It clearly isn't best practice. It's not a synth but an arcade
>control
>> panel with lots of rgb LEDs and a tangle of point to point wiring no
>matter
>> how carefully you string it. The controller cards for the LEDs have a
>pair
>> of large 2 row headers for connecting the 4 wires to the controller
>for
>> each led.
>>
>> There ends up being lots of unused pins and unfortunately while
>trouble
>> shooting a bad crimp connection, an unhooked spade thermal  numped
>into
>> some exposed pins on one of the controllers and cooked it. I could be
>more
>> careful obviously but now I'm also looking for ways to prevent it
>from
>> happening again regardless of my care level. At some point I'll have
>it
>> open and have some dangle cable, or a cable will come loose, or I'll
>be
>> moving something and the threat will reappear again.
>>
>> Just to put some numbers on it, there are 43 buttons, each with 6
>wires
>> for a total of 258 wires each end of which has a metal spade type
>conductor
>> of some point. That's a lot of careful handling that I would rather
>try to
>> mitigate if possible.
>>
>> James
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>> On Sep 5, 2024, 7:13 PM, at 7:13 PM, Neil Harper via Synth-diy <
>> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
>> >On 2024-09-05 12:55, James Coplin wrote:
>> >> Yesterday, I burned out a board when an exposed piece of connector
>> >happened to touch some exposed pins while opening and closing the
>case.
>> >
>> >why does the board need to be powered up when you're opening and
>> >closing
>> >the case?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >/// Neil Harper
>> >/// Every Wave is New Until it Breaks
>> >
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