Bezel wiring problem

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

I use front mounting bezels, wiht inbuilt leds... the problem is, when testign stuff, I have to unsolder the wires to the bezel

I'd be happy to use some small coupling thing - any recommendations for something easy to connect? Maybe by crimping? (I'm over soldering this shit!)

[BMF Effects]

Hey Paul -

I've been using solderless LED connectors I found at Mouser for awhile now with no issues. Check out the pages before and after the one in the link for more options.

Solderless LED Connectors

[grapefruit]

Hi Paul,

For this type of thing I normally use a 2 pin  0.1" pin spacing "molex type" crimp connector from Altronics (P5472) . Have the header (P5492) on PCB and solder wires on to the LED. When you need to pull the thing apart just unplug from the PCB. I normally solder onto the pins. It's more reliable and the crimp tools are stupidly expensive. I have seen products using the same connector shells (female) to go directly on to LED's as well. Just put a dab of glue on when you're done.

You still have to solder, but only once!

Cheers,
Stew.