Does anyone have a source for an alternate motor cable?l

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Hello everyone. I am a mentor of an FRC team, but have suffered a pretty severe concussion, so I am not able to participate currently. I purchased an XRP robot to help keep my brain active during recovery, and it is helping for the most part. However, I am struggling with the getting an alternate motor with encoder to work. This seems to be due to the small jst 1.0 connector.

Does anyone have a source for a premade 6 pin JST 1.0 to dupont or molex breakout cable?

I have tried (this kit)[https://a.co/d/hRRbhTp] from Amazon, but neither my wife nor I can get the pins to completely set. I have tried crimping dupont connectors to the end of premade cables, and I tried to use inline splicers (both Wago and off-brand) to no avail. I can get the motor running, but not the other 4 connections. I have checked, and the ports on the XRP are good (I plugged the OEM motors into the alt ports and they report encoder data). The motors work (I created an esp32 motor/encoder tester and both non-OEM motors return encoder counts) so, I am ing it is my cables. Pololu sells a breakout (adapter)[Pololu - Breakout for JST SH-Style Connector, 6-Pin Male Side-Entry (Individually Packaged)], but I do not trust myself to solder while recovering. Anyway, does anone have any other ideas about how to get another motor with encoders to work with the xrp?

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Welcome to the XRP forum. Thanks for your service as a robotics mentor. Sorry to hear of your accident. For what its worth, I highly approve of your strategy for recovery and continuing engagement.

I like your idea of using the Pololu Breakout connector, and understand your reluctance to try soldering under these conditions. How old are the members of the team that you mentor? Would one of them be able and willing to help you by soldering under your guidance?

Alternatively, our local libraries run a program called the “Repair Cafe.” https://www.repaircafe.org/en/ They often include someone who repairs some electronics devices. For example, I had a coin-cell battery-bracket break one of its surface solder-joints. Sheldon, the electronics repairer, had all the equipment and skill necessary to fix my Puck.js device.

This page at the Repair Cafe site can help you find the nearest service: https://www.repaircafe.org/en/visit/

Wishing you the best for a speedy recovery.

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I also ran into this problem. I gave up in the end and moved on to a different project.

It’s a shame that there aren’t available. It would be trivial to spend $50 on getting a batch made up, but no individual needs $50 of cables.

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Hello! I’m happy to announce that we now have these cables available: XRP Motor to Breadboard Jumper Cable - 6in. (6-pin JST-SH) - CAB-25597 - SparkFun Electronics