Dreadful DIN plug...

[Robert Baer]

Ed Lee wrote:

On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 2:50:23 PM UTC-7, bitrex wrote:
This DIN plug has 8 or 9 components to assemble:

https://www.digikey.com/en/videos/k/kycon/kmdlax-assembly

And they show you the assembly procedure (why is it narrated by a
teenager?) but they assemble it without connecting a cable. WTF! How you
gonna show how to assemble a cable connector with no cable!

* Damn thing looks too complicated to begin with.
And what is that spring for - a better design would not need a spring.

The wires are there. They are just invisible. LOL.
* WiFi?

Anyway, the difficult part is soldering the wires without melting the plastic holding the pins together. I tried to solder wires to a 12 pins plug. After a few wires, the plastic get deformed and not mating well. So, i gave up.

I am still looking for better heat resistive plastic, or perhaps pre-soldered with wires.
* Diallyl Phthalate would be the answer.

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