Looking for a non-permanent way of attaching wires?

[daviddschool]

I am looking for a non-soldering way of attaching flexible wire to a
LED leg - I know I could wrap it, but I think it time it might come
loose or the connection might not be the greatest - has anyone come
out with a product that will work so if I wanted to change the LED, it
would be easy to attach the new one without soldering it?

Thanks in advance,

(sorry I double posted, I figured this would be better here after I
posted in the other forum)

 

[Frank Buss]

I am looking for a non-soldering way of attaching flexible wire to a
LED leg - I know I could wrap it, but I think it time it might come
loose or the connection might not be the greatest - has anyone come
out with a product that will work so if I wanted to change the LED, it
would be easy to attach the new one without soldering it?

You could use a screw terminal:

http://www.conrad.de/goto.php?artikel=610828

 

[daviddschool]

I has to be fairly small as well for a tight space, forgot to add
that...

 

[daviddschool]

Also, the positive and negative terminal are spread in different
directions, so it would not be a case where I could have them both
together in a socket, if that makes sense...

 

[Jamie]

I am looking for a non-soldering way of attaching flexible wire to a
LED leg - I know I could wrap it, but I think it time it might come
loose or the connection might not be the greatest - has anyone come
out with a product that will work so if I wanted to change the LED, it
would be easy to attach the new one without soldering it?

Thanks in advance,

(sorry I double posted, I figured this would be better here after I
posted in the other forum)

Ever heard of crimp wire ends?


http://webpages.charter.net/jamie_5"

 

[daviddschool]

No never heard of them, I will look them up on google.

 

[ItsASecretDummy]

Maybe try something like this??
http://www.keyelco.com/pdfs/NPB2007-micro-jacks.pdf


D from BC
British Columbia
Canada

Yes, but even that is overkill.

I would leave the LED legs long, use the lead length to ID the anode
lead, and make a mount device that one bends the leads around, that then
allows it to be inserted into a socket lined with metal strips, like a
cheap battery clip.

You solder your lines to the "battery clip" type socket strips, and all
your LED insertions are replaceable from then on.

It is just a .25" x .38" x .125" piece of plastic or balsa wood. The
leads make a 180 degree bend at the bottom and point back up toward the
LED body. That makes one conductor on each side. Adjust the .38"
dimension till you get the desired "contact" length.

The only problem is that all LEDs are not made the same, so you would
be tied to a single brand, or have to make a new mount device for each
new LED you try.