We seem to be perpetually short on some 0.1" pin headers, and the 1x female headers in particular seem to consistently disappear en masse, so I think it’s worth making periodic aliexpress orders to top these up. At Lee’s they cost ~$1.50 each, and on aliexpress, they’re more like 15c each. I might as well make an order, but before I place it, I have some questions:
- I would like a couple low-profile female headers nowish. Does anybody have a supply that they would like to lend to me or donate to VHS?
- What variety of headers do people typically want? Dimensions, stamped vs swiss machined pin, through-hole vs surface mount? I’m focusing mostly on through-hole. Is there any reason for us to buy lengths shorter than 36-40? Do we want some male/female with extra-short or extra-long pins? I have a preference for the low profile female headers, but the full size ones seem more common; even if nobody expresses interest in the full size ones, I’m tempted to get a set as well, just as a precautionary measure so people don’t start stacking the small ones and wasting our supply.