I just purchased an RGB LED strip to make my first 'non arduino starter kit project'.
It has red, green and blue wires coming from the end of it, which I am trying to put in the breadboard sockets adjacent to the drain of each required MOSFET.
I am finding, however, that only the very tip of the wires are rigid and they are not 'sticking' in the breadboard sockets (if i move the wire slightly, they just come out).
Is there a well known 'hack' to make sure the wires are fastened securely in the breadboard sockets?
I'm new to electronics, so I wasn't sure if there was some sort of connector designed exactly for this – perhaps something with one female end that could clamp the flimsy wire, whilst the other end had a more rigid pin that could be secured in the breadboard?
Best Answer
If you really want to avoid soldering, you can use terminal blocks like these to connect stranded wires to a breadboard...
They are cheap and widely available.
Alternately, you also just get some ~22 gauge solid (non-stranded) wire or breadboard jumper wire, strip one end and twist the stranded lead onto it. Cover the joint with some electrical tape, and you now have something with a nice end to stick into the breadboard.