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I am looking for a source of 3 wide x 8 pins length straight male PCB headers.

I have some right angle ones but I need vertical ones.

Any ideas on sources? I found some in the USA but they won't send unless I bill them to my own FedEx account (which I don't have). Another case of a $0.50c part and $40+ postage

73 - Rob VK2GOM / GW0MOH

VK2GOM wrote:I am looking for a source of 3 wide x 8 pins length straight male PCB headers.

I have some right angle ones but I need vertical ones.

Any ideas on sources? I found some in the USA but they won't send unless I bill them to my own FedEx account (which I don't have). Another case of a $0.50c part and $40+ postage

73 - Rob VK2GOM / GW0MOH

Cant you use 3 X single rows ?
I buy strips of single and double and break off what I need.
Or have I missed a critical point?

Hi Paul, I could indeed use singles and stack them, but being the perfectionist that I am, I want them to be all absolutely straight!!

It seems funny the females are available in VK no problem at all, but getting the 3x8 pins is the problem.

73 - Rob VK2GOM / GW0MOH

VK2GOM wrote: . . . . . I want them to be all absolutely straight!!

73 - Rob VK2GOM / GW0MOH

Plug the mating connector onto the single headers to line them up then solder a couple of the headers pins onto the board to hold them in place. Once that's done you can remove the plug and solder the rest of the header pins. They will be straight and your project will be finished asap.

Nice idea Lou.

Jaycar to the rescue. 2 row and single row header pins procured and ready to solder.

This is for an ArduPilot ATMega2.5 board, for full GPS-controlled waypoint/mission capable autonomous flight for my quadcopter incidentally.

73 - Rob VK2GOM / GW0MOH