# Standardised connector for prototyping **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [10 October 2024 04:06 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/standardised-connector-for-prototyping/21004 "2024-10-10T04:06:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ben57122](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@Ben57122](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Ben57122)\ **Post date:** [10 October 2024 04:06 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/standardised-connector-for-prototyping/21004/1 "2024-10-10T04:06:13Z")
I’ve been finding the various sensors, motors and other electronics items I’m acquiring for projects come with bare wires (usually twisted stand and not solid core) and I would like to establish the tools and consumables to standardise these items to a specific kind of connector that’s easy to interface with a breadboard and with other items. I’ve been noticing on some items I’m pulling apart recently that the PH 2 pin connector for power to motors and similar devices seems quite common. I’m usually dealing with items that have just two wires for power that I want to get into a breadboard and interface with other things. The ideal situation would be I could take these items with bare wires, crimp a particular kind of connector of which I have plenty of sockets, and then put the socket in the breadboard and plug the connector in. Any suggestions? Has someone come across this problem before and found a nice solution? Does CE offer some products to help with this? ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/jack/32/9287_2.png) [@Jack](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [10 October 2024 04:42 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/standardised-connector-for-prototyping/21004/2 "2024-10-10T04:42:35Z")
Hi Ben, We have a range of connectors that could be suitable. These are [some JST PH connectors](https://core-electronics.com.au/jst-connector-kit-2-0mm.html) that you could solder some wires to breadboard. [These wires here](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=ribbon%20cable%20pre%20crimped) you can breadboard with, the pre crimped terminal on the other end means you won’t be dealing with just loose wire unless you need to. There isn’t really a standard here so you’ll find you will just develop lots of different connectors over time. ---
**Author:** ![Robert93820](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@Robert93820](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Robert93820)\ **Post date:** [10 October 2024 04:53 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/standardised-connector-for-prototyping/21004/3 "2024-10-10T04:53:45Z")
Hi Ben You could do something like this. ![DSC00419](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/core_electronics/original/2X/2/2ba46bb724e38d7f0460ff0a74bb1e1095e7ba78.jpeg) Or if you have a lower quality breadboard that will not like probably more than one insertion of the header pine you could do what I do. (and I have quality breadboards but still don’t like using header pins) ![DSC00420](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/core_electronics/original/2X/e/ec8380e962fe0ba3fc9da16a7f48bc161e595cc1.jpeg) This is a short bit of 22G solid tinned copper wire crimped into a bootlace ferrule with the stranded wire. Works well and does not damage the breadboard connections. If you are worried about bare metal shorting this is an option. ![DSC00422](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/core_electronics/original/2X/0/0c6380a4de056591b08489d00b40ceb809410fff.jpeg) There are many ways around this problem I would dance around that idea of inserting sockets into a breadboard then plugging something else into that. This will only introduce another unnecessary connector. Cheers Bob PS: “Dance around” means I personally would NOT do this except as a very last resort.