Suggestions for sockets to use for new Teensy 3.5/6?

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Well you can get longer than 24, and cut them down.

Lets see for normal sockets, Tayda sells a 25 pin female header: http://www.taydaelectronics.com/25-pin-2-54-mm-single-row-female-pin-header.html. They also sell 32 and 40 pin headers.

If you wanted right angle headers, they sell a 40 pin header: http://www.taydaelectronics.com/40-pin-2-54-mm-single-row-ringht-angle-female-pin-header.html

Adafruit sells a 36 pin female header (in a pack of 5): https://www.adafruit.com/products/598.

They also sell a 36 pin female header that is shorter than the normal female header (in a pack of 5): https://www.adafruit.com/products/3008.

If you wanted a stacking header, dipmicro sells a 40 pin stacking header: http://www.dipmicro.com/store/HDR40X1FL

And if you are willing to pay a little more, digikey has 18 different female stacking headers 1x24: http://www.digikey.com/product-sear...=0&page=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=500
 
I just had problems with the Adafruit short female headers for a Teensy 3.5 socket. When used with a Vector proto board with PT holes, the solder readily wicked down into the header and clogged the socket. Many of the positions had enough solder in them so as to not allow a pin to enter the socket properly. I had to pry off the female header, and de-solder all the pins one at a time.
I might have known something was wrong when I had to feed way more solder to the pad before I got a nice rounded solder joint!
I always used Adafruit's regular size headers in the past, with no problems.
 
Thanks everyone,

For now, I will probably go with some of the longer ones like Michael mentioned.

But hopefully PJRC will stock some that work...
 
bmillier said:
I just had problems with the Adafruit short female headers for a Teensy 3.5 socket. When used with a Vector proto board with PT holes, the solder readily wicked down into the header and clogged the socket. Many of the positions had enough solder in them so as to not allow a pin to enter the socket properly. I had to pry off the female header, and de-solder all the pins one at a time.
I might have known something was wrong when I had to feed way more solder to the pad before I got a nice rounded solder joint!
I always used Adafruit's regular size headers in the past, with no problems.
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Hmmm, I've not had any problems with the short headers. I was just soldering some on this morning.
 
KurtE said:
Thanks everyone,

For now, I will probably go with some of the longer ones like Michael mentioned.

But hopefully PJRC will stock some that work...
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Just received the Spec. Early Dev pack which has also 24 pin sockets packaged. Maybe Paul will either stock it or provide part number
Previously a used two 12 pin sockets slightly filed on the connection side.
 
my 3.6 arrived yesterday. hello all, i'm new here. i'm curious about these flip-pins as far as durability. if they are "ic-like" then it would seem to be more fragile than standard header pins. ic pins have always kinda scared me, very happy when they get into the socket, hopefully to stay. so i'm interested in hearing others experiences with flip-pins. thanks.
 
I'm curious about the flip pin durability too. They sure do look nice and they fit into holes where normal headers are too big.
 
MichaelMeissner said:
Hmmm, I've not had any problems with the short headers. I was just soldering some on this morning.
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It may be that the Vector protoboard with PTH has a larger hole diameter than normal. This is the first time I have used this particular Vector board model, and I certainly noticed the solder "disappearing" like mad , as I was soldering it. I have used other Vector boards for 20 years now without issues, but I usually use the 3 hole/pad with power buses type and they are not PTH. However, the long sockets, with the same Vector, board worked with no problems.
 
i soldered the flip-pins on my 3.6 board this week. as it turns out they seem to be quite sturdy. they were somewhat difficult to work with as a small part of the pin protrudes from the holder which causes the holder to not sit level & square. if i tried to even the pin with the case the pins tended to fall out. once the pins come loose they are difficult to work with.
 
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