We received 100 Bus Pirate cables using our pinout color scheme from DirtyPCBs.com custom cable service. The cables were just over $1 each for 100 pieces. The primary reason we ordered these now is to get a feel for how the pinout color scheme works in practice before we commit to it permanently. The leads […]
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Dirty terminal sample pack
Crimp Terminals for Cables Crimp terminals lock to the end of a wire and attach to an electrical connection such as a screw or terminal block. There are tons of different styles out there, but we found a handful that every Chinese cable manufacturer stocks. This is important because while reels of crimps are cheap, […]
Dirty Cables price increases and lead times
Its really hard to convince Huaqiangbei market suppliers to cooperate on a project until you can prove value by making a bunch of orders. Our approach is to guestimate a price at DirtyPCBs, send through a few months of orders, and then ask if they’d like to cooperate with us. Generally this will open doors […]
DIRTY CABLES: Cheap custom cables available now
Dirty Cables is a drag and drop cable builder that gives you access to cheap custom cable services from China. Build a custom cable, get an instant quote, and checkout. Your custom cables should ship in 3 to 7 work days. Huaqiangbei is full of cheap custom cable vendors with a big pile of samples […]
DIRTY CABLES: What’s in that sample pile?
In the bustling Huaqiangbei market, custom cable manufacturers tout their wares in massive piles that serve as a live catalog of the connectors available within the robust Chinese manufacturing ecosystem. Just like the way the best online casinos display their most popular games front and center, these piles indicate what’s standard and in demand. For […]