Dupont Connectors - Quickly and easily make your own

A concise explanation of how to crimp Dupont connectors.

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I'll explain how to crimp both male and female Dupont connectors (also known as Mini-PV) , what to look for in a good crimp and show you the tools.

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This video is shared for demonstration purposes only.

[asteriskdev]

After fiddling with these connectors and destroying about 20 of them, I watched your video and got it on the second try. Well done!

[durranaik]

After watching this video 2-1/2 time I was able to crimp all six end points of my custom 3-core cable in one go. How good is this video 🙂

[kaleevans]

This was such a well explained video. One of the best diy videos period. Use of product names, step by step instructions, explanations, great visuals. Thank you!

[michaelmcleary]

This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for over the last 18 months to make my own RGBW extensions for LED lighting. Thank you and brilliantly explained.

[lucdrouin]

Thank You! Finally an obviously overlooked DIY video for something as ubiquitous as the familiar connector utilized by so many Arduino hobbyists.

[johnbullock]

Excellent video, thank you. You covered all of the questions/details I needed to ensure that I was crimping correctly. My cheap crimpers did not come with any directions.

[AnarchoFuturist]

Thank you so much for this video! I've searched this subject in the past on YT and all the vids didn't do a great job explaining how to do it properly with good closeup photos of how things should look.

[selvappriyaabhavaanee]

Congrats!
A very crisp and accurately detailed description on a very basic procedure; but the most important Basics! Thanks!

[jerryhalasz]

How does Lewis only have 28.8k subscribers? He makes the most amazing things, explains them in great detail, and shares ALL his project files.

[claire-bipf]

Thank you! One of the few videos that is at high enough res to actually see the detail of the connector in the crimping tool. After butchering many attempts I watched your video and made the cable I needed :)

[willsintheair]

I just wanted a video to show me how to use the bright orange crimper I bought on Amazon yesterday but what I got was an EXCELLENT video strapped to a channel that looks awesome. Easy sub.

[dwyn]

Such a simple, simple thing, but alas, without your video, I would have destroyed a lot of things trying to figure it out! Thanks for showing high-quality, up-close details for us! This was GLORIOUS!!!

[tychosis]

A very well-done video. I'm not a trained technician but I work in integration and that means having to bodge solutions together every now and then, simple things like crimping properly aren't really as intuitive as you might think--there are so many things you can do incorrectly. I wish I'd seen this video before I had to butcher a few Dupont connectors before getting it right!

[dougsmith]

I've always had problems with dupont connectors. Thanks for the explanation. It makes sense. Hopefully it'll go smoother next time I need to do some.

[tonir.]

FINALLY a video i found extremely helpful regarding this topic. Much apprechiated

[Keefcooks]

The best tutorial on crimping I've ever seen. Thank you!

[zolan]

I seriously wish I would have came here a few days ago. I was so confident I knew how these worked and was having a nightmare of a time. Turns out I was wrong about nearly every detail. Had I only come here first I would have saved myself from quite a few super annoying hours of frustration. At least I'll know for next time. Thanks for this video!

[craigleadley]

I'm a complete beginner - this video was incredibly useful so thanks very much!

[theCountOfTotal]

Thank you for this tutorial. I needed this for my project and since I have no background knowledge on arduino related stuff, this helped me out a LOT!

[TomCaudi]

By far the best presentation of DIY DuPont connectors.