Cant find jumpers for more than 2 pins...

[Pete66]

Hello

You've all seen these 2 pin jumpers.
I have a CPLD development board that I designed and I need some 3 pin jumpers.

Anyone know if they make this type of jumper in a 3 pin design?

Thanks

[Psi]

Even if they do, one of them is likely going to cost you more than 2x 2pin jumpers and 2x 2pin headers combined.
They will be rare and so will be expensive.

I've never seen a 3 in a row, but i have seen 2x2 jumper blocks

[digsys]

I've used / have 5.08mm jumpers (for HV stuff), and when needed, jammed a extra pin down the center. A bit ugly but works :-)
I did find these -
https://www.conrad.com/p/shorting-jumper-contact-spacing-254-mm-508-mm-pins-per-row2-tru-components-tc-05305-101-10-00-content-1-pcs-1560877
Look for 5.08mm ones

[Pete66]

There are 5 pins.  I need to jump 3 in a row.
pins 1,2 and 3 or pins 3,4, and 5.

I cant believe nobody makes these.  Ill have to use a dupont connector and put wires in it to connect all 3.  Its gonna look ugly.

[screwbreaker]

There are 5 pins.  I need to jump 3 in a row.
pins 1,2 and 3 or pins 3,4, and 5.

From this seems that pins 1,2 and 4,5 are always connected together. You just need to jumper pin 2,3 or 3,4.
What I'm missing?

[TERRA Operative]

If pins 1,2,3 are connected with the jumper, pins 4, 5 aren't connected together and vice-versa.

[bson]

There are 5 pins.  I need to jump 3 in a row.
pins 1,2 and 3 or pins 3,4, and 5.

Like this?

[Pete66]

No actually I just need a jumper that can jump 3 pins in a row. 
I have redesigned the board to use multiple 2 pin jumpers but I have a few boards printed with the original design so I was just trying to find a 3 pin jumper and I don't think they even exist. 
I have made one for now using a dupont connector and some wires but it just looks bad.

[digsys]

The less messiest approach I've used, and you can make as many way as you like - is a female SIL header. Just snap it off to the number of pins you want,
then solder a neat bridge along the exposed pins. You can even clean it up a bit. Much more flexible and friendlier !

[reboots]

Adam Tech P/N MSE-G appears to be what you want. However, I can't find a stocking distributor. I recommend contacting Digi-Key for their lead-time.

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/adam-tech/MSE-G/2057-MSE-G-ND/9830574

You could also try contacting the manufacturer directly, although they might not be interested in orders below a standard pack of 1,000 pcs.

http://www.adam-tech.com/result.php?keyword=+%09MSE-G

[Neomys Sapiens]

Adam Tech P/N MSE-G appears to be what you want. However, I can't find a stocking distributor. I recommend contacting Digi-Key for their lead-time.

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/adam-tech/MSE-G/2057-MSE-G-ND/9830574

You could also try contacting the manufacturer directly, although they might not be interested in orders below a standard pack of 1,000 pcs.

http://www.adam-tech.com/result.php?keyword=+%09MSE-G

Interesting part. I'll try to get some just in case.

[OM222O]

pro tip:
1)buy a strip of through hole female headers
2) cut as many pins as you want (3 in your case, but you can do as many as you want)
3) bridge the gap between the pins with some wire and solder (if you are able to bend the pins on top of each other without breaking them, you don't even need extra wire)

I have used this simple trick and it has worked fine for many projects cheap and not too difficult to make in one off quantities. if you need this kind of thing for your final project, just get a 3P2T switch. 

[DaJMasta]

There are 5 pins.  I need to jump 3 in a row.
pins 1,2 and 3 or pins 3,4, and 5.

I cant believe nobody makes these.  Ill have to use a dupont connector and put wires in it to connect all 3.  Its gonna look ugly.

If you get a PCB mount female socket with 3 pins, joining them together is less work.

[T3sl4co1l]

Even if they do, one of them is likely going to cost you more than--

-- Mind, the alternative right now, appears to be not more headers, but an entire board spin as well!

This is, however, a valuable lesson, to design based on parts available, not what you guess may be available.   If in doubt... go shopping!

Shopping?  Yes, it's a pain.  And yes, the pros spend literal hours doing it, too.  (Heck, you can make a career out of it; that's a crude description of half of what a VAVE service does!)

DaJMasta's tip about shorted female headers is pretty good.  They will never be out of stock (in some form or another), and the modification is easily made.

Tim