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*In one salvage job I found some "double ended" headers, long pins on both ends.  These can be very handy because once plugged in they can be used to let you plug in female connectors ( like those on hard drive cables ( but just one of the two sides ) to the board.  See pictures below.  Hard part to find.  But wait, you can solder two regular headers back to back.
 
*In one salvage job I found some "double ended" headers, long pins on both ends.  These can be very handy because once plugged in they can be used to let you plug in female connectors ( like those on hard drive cables ( but just one of the two sides ) to the board.  See pictures below.  Hard part to find.  But wait, you can solder two regular headers back to back.
  
 
The found "long" header:
 
  
 
[[Image:longw.png|alt text]]
 
[[Image:longw.png|alt text]]
  
Normal header:
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[[Image:notextendedw.png|alt text]]    and put together [[Image:Extendedw.png|alt text]]
 
 
[[Image:notextendedw.png|alt text]]    and put together >>    [[Image:Extendedw.png|alt text]]
 
  
 
*Expanding on the "double ended" header above.   
 
*Expanding on the "double ended" header above.   
 
Right angle headers are long enough to bend the pins so they are long on both sides.  Take a dual row one and bend the pins to fit across the gap at the center of the proto board.  Then you can plug in a dual plug like those on hard drive cables. Pictures may make the idea clearer:
 
Right angle headers are long enough to bend the pins so they are long on both sides.  Take a dual row one and bend the pins to fit across the gap at the center of the proto board.  Then you can plug in a dual plug like those on hard drive cables. Pictures may make the idea clearer:
  
[[Image:rightanglew.png|alt text]]  and bending it a bit >>    [[Image:bentw.png|alt text]]               
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[[Image:rightanglew.png|alt text]]  and bending it a bit [[Image:bentw.png|alt text]]               
 
 
  
Put it in the center
 
  
[[Image:inboardw.png|alt text]]     plugged in and ready >>    [[Image:pluggedinw.png|alt text]]
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[[Image:inboardw.png|alt text]]           [[Image:pluggedinw.png|alt text]]

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