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how to add 0.8 mm FPC hotbar soldering in cadsoft Eagle ?

I am designing a connector for my 2.2 LCD which has 0.8mm pitch fpc cable for soldering. I could not find the board for 0.8mm pitch. So I want to design my own. But in eagle the default library has ...
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Connectors for horizontal and vertical mount

Alright, I will try to formulate this as a non-shopping question... let's hope I can make it so. I do have a board (which I can still change) which basically has 1 hole in each corner. This board, ...
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PCB Edge to Edge Connectors

I'm trying to find a way to connect PCB boards edge-to-edge so that I can make a "train" of PCB boards in a row. It seems to me that this should be straight forward to do using a a female to female ...
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Creating a high-current bus on a PCB

I'm planning a custom power-distribution / fuse-board for in-car application, but that requires carrying high currents (50A+ @12v*) on a PCB trace. Since I'd like to keep the board cost, and physical ...
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Can I use a standard SMA connector and cable to deliver high voltage to a PCB?

I'm designing a power circuit which I need to bring high voltage, ~3000V DC, into from an external power supply. Normally I would use an SHV connector, but they don't seem to offer these connectors in ...
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Separate grounds on connector. Common ground plane on PCB?

Further to this question: Best way to group power pins on a connector? where I was advised to keep the ground pins for different power supplies separated on the stacking connector. And bearing in ...
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Best way to group power pins on a connector?

I am designing a little mezzanine PCB that uses Hirose DF12 connectors to connect to the motherboard. Four different voltages are delivered to this PCB: ±10v, 3.3v, 48v (and ground). They go ...
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Can you identify the Xbox 360 battery pack connector?

This is the contact used on the Xbox 360 battery pack. Is it a custom part that was made for Microsoft or is it an of the shelf part? If it is a custom part is there anyway I can replicate it short ...
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Castellated/Edge-plated PCBs: Comments on Mechanical/Electrical contact reliability

(This is a follow-up to this related question). I'm interested in some feedback from people's design results/experiences with Castellated PCBs as a method of attaching one PCB to another. By ...
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Ideas for attaching / connecting / stacking one PCB onto another with no gap

What methods might be feasible for attaching/stacking one PCB immediately on top of another PCB, with the following conditions: Zero spacing/gap between the two PCBs Electrical contacts are needed, ...
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Identifying / replacing some jacks and removing glue [closed]

I am by nature a CS / IT guy, and I am trying to replace some connectors on a relatively nice speaker system (Altec Lansing VS4121), as well as remove the (what appears to be wood) glue from it, for ...
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What's the name of this small connector?

I would like to know what's the name of the connector on the side of the PCB? It's really small. Width: ~ 5 mm. Height: ~ 1.2 mm.
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Ideas to stack multiple PCBs on top of each other?

My design has a number of boards stacked on top of each other. I would like to connect signals across the boards. The boards all need the same 10 signals running through them (all boards from top to ...
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need a mini edge connector for my pcb [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Best edge connector for my pcb? I want to find a mini jtag connector (about 1.00mm pitch, 6~10 positions) to connect to the edge of my pcb. Something like these but with ...
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How well do reflowed connectors self align?

I am thinking of using some Hirose DF40 PCB stacking connectors to stack together a bunch of PCBs. Each pair of PCBs would be connected by two connectors for mechanical stability. These connectors ...
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Suggestions for small and handy connector for in-circuit programming?

I have many PCBs that use an AVR in SMD packaging, and since I frequently change the firmware in prototype boards, I'm trying to come with the best solution to program the AVR quickly and easily. The ...
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Can anyone identify this type of connector

I have a Lawmate 2.4 Ghz Video transmitter which has a small 4 pin input plug. I want to find out what the proper name for this type of connector so I can buy spares for it - maybe someone here can ...
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Connectorless USB on a PCB

I would like to make a board which can be plugged directly into the USB port of a computer, instead of using a separate male "USB-A" connector. I have seen this system used for very small USB memory ...
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very low stacking height PCB connector

I need to stack 2 PCBs together, but the stacking height is extremely critical. In terms of board-to-board connectors, the best I could come up with was SAMTEC GFZ series. Can anyone recommend any ...
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What are the standard connectors used on 12V hobby batteries?

I'm looking for a right-angle PCB board mate for the standard 12V hobby battery connectors. Where can I find these connectors?
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How to connect USB Connector shield?

How should I route USB Connector shield on PCB? Should it be connected to GND plane right where USB is placed, or should the shield be isolated from GND, or should it be connected to ground through ...
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PCB-mount connectors for thermocouples

Has anyone had good/bad experiences with particular PCB-mount thermocouples? I need to design a circuit board with a connector I can plug a standard thermocouple connector into. (and yes, I am aware ...