Jumper for Lionel 6-14181 TMCC Action Recorder Controller

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Anyone know the size of the jumper that plugs into the side of the Lionel 6-14181 Action Recorder Controller? I'm trying to source a CABLE with a female end that will fit over the pins so I can hard wire it to a small toggle switch. This would be a lot less tedious than having to slip that jumper on and off every time I want to reprogram. I KNOW that the jumper is the same size of the jumpers we used to use in the good ol' days in the back of PATA hard drives. I have those.

But, as I said, I need a CABLE, if it exists, with the 2 pin female end. I tried to measure as best as I could the distance between the 2 pins, and I come up with 3.0 to 3.2mm. I mistakenly ordered the wrong size- 1.25mm.

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Vernon BarryOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Standard header size, 2.54mm

Pro-tip, what you are looking for is often called dupont connectors. Just google or look on your favorite site.

Often sold and used with Arduino and other DIY electronics

Example of prewired multi pin versions

10PCS 20CM Single head Dupont Line Dupont connector plug with cable jumper wire 2.54MM PITCH 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10 PIN 2P/3P/4P/5P|Connectors| - AliExpress

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jpepe3691OGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Now I really feel foolish! I have HUNDREDS of those in my Arduino Uno Experimenter's kit! Never thought of that. I COULD have just installed two separate female ends to the two side terminals of the ARC, and feed them into an adjacent small project box. I guess I really wanted the two pin. Luckily I found a battery pack in my junk parts that just so happened to have the correct size female end, so I snipped the leads off, and installed the cable in a small project box, with a toggle switch at the top. I'm sure someone else has thought of this, but this was my simple solution:

By the way, even though in photos 3 and 4 you really can't see it, I TAPED the little black jumper that came with the ARC on the top, above the terminals, because you KNOW that's going to get LOST! I have OODLES of computer hard drive jumpers, but they are TINY, and would be a major PITA to have to slide on and off, should I go back to the old method of recording, or, if I decide to sell this. The jumper Lionel provides IS a little larger.