urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2017-07-16T09:03:19-06:00 SparkFun Electronics PocketBrain urn:uuid:0dc47268-7d40-5649-93d4-d70fb0753e2d 2013-05-08T07:16:24-06:00 <p>More likely, I think it is the crimp for retaining the spring. The whole pin appears to be hollow (look at the rounded end up close). Might be a good idea to put a little solder around that in order to beef it up a little.</p> mcpherrinm urn:uuid:53add891-31f9-ecfe-6a03-d0160e117adb 2011-11-15T02:35:54-07:00 <p>It could be intended as a breakaway, so the pogo pin breaks before your board does.</p> <p>How much force did you use before it broke?</p> IllogicGate urn:uuid:706d343e-61db-89ba-6c50-b5e27f79bd51 2011-10-01T12:25:44-06:00 <p>I think you mean &ldquo;= bad&rdquo;. == is part of an If (and If/else) condition. A single = is the assignment operator.</p> StevoKanevo2 urn:uuid:8c1d28d2-5ee1-4a02-0b98-ce44d2657f3b 2011-03-03T07:49:02-07:00 <p>A more creative application I&rsquo;ve seen is from a fellow who is heavily into modifying joysticks for video game systems and he sells a custom pcb with snap clips that hold this particular joystick&rsquo;s pcb in place and the pogo pins are positioned to cup the solder points of the signals you would need to tap into and piggy back the signals to a pcb for a different game console. I&rsquo;m sure some of you are familiar with this practice referred to as dual modding. Essentially it is making a joystick that only works on one console (ie xbox 360) capable of functioning on multiple consoles (add playstation 3 support). So you get about 20 signals tapped into via pogo pins and on the other end of the board isan IDE ribbon cable output that would carry each signal.<br/> Have a look: http://shoryuken.com/f177/official-teasy-thread-teasy-strike-here-234867/</p> sponges urn:uuid:a947772e-ac43-6b61-4332-374fd0bd260e 2010-11-07T20:49:17-07:00 <p>Why is there a notch 1/3 of the way up the gold part of the pin? It seems pretty silly to have that on a part that is specifically designed to take repeated pressure.<br/> I tried using these and they snapped off at that spot before I had even used them once. They just break open and the spring flies away.<br/> It has to serve some purpose, but what? Is there a notch-less version that I should be aware of?</p> __sen urn:uuid:9e0d5c59-403d-5fe9-0591-f1495e724f2c 2010-11-05T05:06:33-06:00 <p>That makes perfect sense, and now I can think of a couple times I&rsquo;ve needed these! Thanks :)</p> AndrewOrtman urn:uuid:2d09e49a-2829-49cd-7834-ca4c32e8a7c2 2010-11-04T21:45:22-06:00 <p>This will work great if you want to connect to a dip chip thats already soldered to a board.</p> clever urn:uuid:6dd4cd57-8608-c250-7ebb-b6c97a9c4b8e 2010-11-04T19:59:32-06:00 <p>my best guess would be to contact a pin that&rsquo;s already on the board, when you don&rsquo;t want it slipping off (point on point == bad)</p> __sen urn:uuid:8d6c433c-d834-f47e-3998-dcf53f254fe3 2010-11-04T19:53:35-06:00 <p>What situation would you want a concave pogo pin for, as opposed to the pointed/round/chiseled? I&rsquo;m sure there&rsquo;s a good use for them, I just can&rsquo;t think of it.</p>