NewProds 12/29/22 feat. Adafruit MOSFET Driver- For Motors, Solenoids, LEDs, etc- STEMMA JST PH 2mm!

[@leightaylor8069]

Yaay, we got Lady Ada back!!! Missed you!

[@suomi35]

+9001

[@CepheidMadEngineer]

Just ordered some of the 3-9 blocks - they'll be super perfect for me tapping into 2wire/3wire comms and doing OScope sniffing!

[@genghisbunny]

Those are a really cute bunch of Wago clones. Good for hobbies where the power/safety requirements aren't so high as home wiring. Love the colour options.

[@mattclark6844]

MOSFET driver was a GREAT idea!

[@KiniKinisium]

I'd love a small little board like the MOSFET driver but with three states and the ability to flip polarities: 0: OFF, 1: + -, 2: - + This would be useful when you have motors that you want to operate forwards and backwards.

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

What I would really love is a Wago block that can also accept a really big wire (say, a ring or spade ferrule) for power distribution or ground that I can then screw right into a chunk of plywood. I can fake it with a bunch of 221 lever nuts and an old fashioned screw terminal block with jumpers, but using spade ferrules for everything is a bit of a pain. I bet if they made a 221 with a metal threaded hole connected to the clamps, that would sell.

[@andy_warb]

Do you sing the "new song" to Baby Ada?

[@milkybeans9876]

For the motor mosfet driver, what is thinnest awg that the wago connector support? More specifically does it work with awg28?

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

The -221 series- terminal blocks you mention (had to do a search on Digikey) only goes as thin as 24 AWG, so I think 28 gauge would be too thin for these connectors.

[@milkybeans9876]

@@MMuraseofSandvich True, the datasheet also states awg24 as the thinnest, I wonder if it works with smaller anyway but maybe not optimal. My usecase really needs a push-in connector that supports awg28 😕