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- Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:44 am #24996 Arduino Jumper Wires from China ?
Never trust them ! They scrimp the pins on wire without skinning them...

- Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:37 am #25012

They scrimp the pins on wire without skinning them...

YUP that is because they are Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDC)!

If you remove the insulation the connectors are prone to falling off.

Remember even a good production facility will get some failures.

- Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:24 pm #25018 Suzanne Massie taught President Ronald Reagan this important Russian phrase: 'Trust, but verify'.

- Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:14 pm #25046

Later ...

Yup ... all now works ...

Oh, the frustration!
Glad to hear you got it working, and I hope that's the biggest problem you face this week.