Questions tagged [connector]
Mechanical part providing electrical contacts for a cable or electronic circuit board.
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In English, a "'shrouded" connector is one with walls that surround its mate. What is the corresponding adjective for its mate?
For the last few years, I have been searching for an adjective that describes all connectors that fit inside a shrouded connector. I have not found a satisfactory one. I am about to go to press with a ...
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How to strip 32 AWG wires for small connectors with ~1mm a wire length
I'm crimping a lot of small Molex connectors (i.e. Pico Blade and Pico Lock) and keep running into difficulties with not being precise enough when stripping wires resulting in either an unreliable ...
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Asymmetric charging with (symmetric) USB C
I'm wondering if asymmetric charging behavior (does it differently depending on which orientation is used on the cable connector) is a feasible failure mode with USB C, which is supposed to be an ...
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A question about a connector with staggered pins
I have ribbon cable which uses a staggered male IDC connector, which plugs into a corresponding staggered female PCB mount connector.
The following image shows the cable plugged in to the PCB ...
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What is the name of this green 2-pole DC power connector?
I've seen this connector crop up on several devices:
(The above image is from a StarTech USB HUB.)
If I want to buy the matching plug for this socket, what should I be searching for?
I've tried ...
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USB-C connector's suitability in a moderate- to high-vibration environment
Garmin has long deployed USB minis in aviation and it has seemed to work out. I'm curious if there is any data out there about USB-C's history in moderate- and high-vibration environments, such as an ...
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What kind of connector does this charger use?
I've tried without any success to identify this type of connector, does anyone know what type it is?
I'm planning to make a charge limiter for an electric scooter and I'd like to place it in between ...
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Identifying a connection terminal specification from photo
I'm having difficulty identifying the 12 pin connection as seen in the photos below.
It appears to be a JST, but upon purchasing some 12 pin JSTs, they do not fit and are too big.
Is there a way to ...
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What are the strongest wire connection points on flexible PCB
Wires have to be soldered onto the bottom pads, however these pads are really fragile and often get loose from the flexible PCB. Now I'm trying to create these PCBS myself but with different ...
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How to make sense of USB connectors?
It seems USB connectors have 4 dimensions:
Type A, B, or C. And sometimes type AB.
Full, mini, or micro.
Male or female.
USB version.
Surprisingly, I can't find a good reference on those. If, for ...
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What's the name of this connector and where can I find it?
This is from a motorized kayak - supposed to be waterproof but got damaged and I can't open it or find a replacement for it.
Can anyone help?
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What connectors do these power supplies use?
I found a few power supplies which I need for my projects. The only problem is connecting them, I have a few sockets, which are unknown to me. I can disassemble PS of course and replace sockets yet it ...
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Can a 12 VDC barrel jack/socket (female) that receives power (inlet) also be used to provide power (outlet)?
EE Experience: apprentice
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There are two devices: Main device #1 contains a 12V DC (2.1A) pump powered by an AC 100/240V to DC 12V (10A) main power supply; secondary device #2 contains a ...
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Looking to identify this 3-pin connector
These connectors are from a Blackburn X8SL mountain bike light system. The sheathing is rotting and I am looking for replacement wiring and connectors. I search for 3-pin IP67 type connectors and ...
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What type of 3-pin connector is this?
Attached is an image of the connector to my desk lamp. I can't tell what type of connector it is. It's 3-pin but the far left hole doesn't appear to be used. The connector is attached to my desk lamp.
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Can't find a ARGB PCB Connector
I'm building a board to which I want to connect ARGB peripherals - strips, fans, etc. I have stumbled upon a big problem - I can't find those 3 pin connectors anywhere.
Regular pin strips don't work - ...
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Is it possible to use a dedicated connector to a standard enclosure?
I am a mechanical engineer updating a small machine at the factory that I work for.
Basically it is just a motor spinning an axis using a V-belt.
I need to put all the electrical components inside an ...
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What is this wire-to-board connector?
For my project I want to use the circuit board of a SRAM Eagle AXS controller.
But I can’t figure out which kind of connectors they used for this. The male connector is 4 mm wide.
Maybe someone has ...
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What is the name of those ports circled in red please?
I know those ports are u.fl but I am not what they are they and where can I find cables that plugs into them and have SMA connector on the other end.
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How to identify and repair what I need to fix this pin connector?
This is an 8-pin connector from a home generator and I need to re-attach a wire that was pulled out. The other side (pins) are attached to a control panel with fitting so I don't think I can replace ...
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Name of 16 pin male connector
I searched everywhere, but I don't know how to describe this black connector for google query. This connector has 16 pins.
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Identification of the crimp terminals
Here is an image of the connector and the crimp terminal I am trying to find out. The part code for the connector is 10112284-002LF from FCI.
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Using USB-C connectors and cable for non-standard connection between two boards in prototype
I am building a wearable prototype where I need two custom PCBs to interface between, and power, a system-on-a-chip on one end, and two sensors on the other. The PCBs will be situated about 0.5—1 m (1....
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How do I tell if certain JST PCB header mates with connector?
I'm trying to find suitable connectors for a PCB I'm designing and it's been rather difficult. I usually use Molex because their website makes it easy to find matching male female connectors. However, ...
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Replacing Micro B with USB C receptacle
I'm working on a circuit based on the xcore.ai Multichannel Audio Board 1v1. The reference uses a micro b receptacle, which is wired like this
I would like to use a USB C receptacle instead. How ...
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Identify a strange 11-pin SCART connector
I have stumbled upon a strange 11-pin SCART connector on a Chinese manufacturer's website. Its model name is ST342R-11. The photo and the mechanical drawing below are coming directly from the ...
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Cyberpower Rack Mount Cable connectors
I have a Cyberpower rack mount UPS that has a 4 battery pack and something shorted and need to replace the cables and connectors. Been trying to search and find what kind of connector it is, but ...
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Making a DE-15 (HD-15) connector footprint from datasheet
I am trying to make a PCB footprint of a edge-mounted DE-15 D-sub connector (a.k.a. HD-15, DE15, HD15), however the datasheet does not seem to provide enough metrics to make it unambiguous.
Here is ...
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Are there terminal blocks that are quick to attach for use in a production environment?
Is there a connector that I can use with a tinned wire that's easy to attach, are there any solutions available?
I would use a terminal block but having to screw/unscrew several wires in a testing ...
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Verifying connector direction
I cleaned very old mouse which has some corrosion in one battery spring connector but no damage on circuit board.
While disassembling, the connector of battery box did not separate from the connector ...
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Fragile wires soldered to a card edge socket in a 50-year old camera keep on breaking
I'm working on an old camera from the 70s, a Pentax ES. It has a PCB with ~20 in/outputs through a 2x10 PCB connector. The wires are soldered to the connector and they're very brittle. Each time when ...
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How can I identify the names of different connectors?
Numerous questions exist that seek to identify a name for a particular connector.
How can I go about learning these names, or self-identifying a particular connector using web resources?
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What is this type of small tab-like connector called?
I frequently see this style of connector on small electrics motors.
Is there a standard nomenclature/size specification for this style of connector?
Photo is of a 25mm diameter JGA25-style motor.
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Is it better to use solder cups with ferrules or pin terminals?
Soldering stranded wire directly onto a PCB pad or hole is bad practice for shock/vibration applications.
Why is soldering directly onto solder cups acceptable, and how is it even reliable for space/...
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Are there connectors designed to be placed radially at a right angle to the cable? [closed]
I have some constrained grommets I would like to run a 5-pin shielded sensor wire through. The sensor and wire will be removed after the tests are done, so running bare wire through and afterwards ...
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USB-C to Low-Profile Connector Cable [closed]
I'm designing a board that involves USB-C power delivery (PD) and I am in need of a very specialized connector. The project design does not allow for mounting a USB-C connector on the board itself due ...
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USB cable wiring inside the device
I'm designing a compact product consisting of several independent PCBs, which all should be permanently connected via the custom USB2.0 hub inside the device. The required USB cables should only be a ...
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Trying to fix a mess with DC Power supply
I am not even close to know what I am doing with the electricity, but I have a power supply of my 8 cameras that is gone bad and I think I can manage to replace it myself, but there is a big BUT here. ...
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Molex PicoBlade current rating confusing
It seems there are confliction in specifications of PicoBlade for current rating.
From the MolexPicoBlade Connector System datasheet,
I assume that the current values in table is per circuit value.
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What is the name of this plug, and which side is line and which is neutral?
What is the name of this plug, and which side is line and which is neutral?
(Image from Wikimedia Commons)
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Prevent the connectors from being damaged by water infiltration
In my aquarium driven by an Arduino, I connected all the internal peripherals to the tank (such as lighting, flow sensors, thermometers, PH) with D-SUB, RCA and 3.5 mm stereo jack connectors.
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Are the supply voltage and differential signals put on the same connector?
I have a circular connector. Assembly card size coming from the mechanical department limits me so I must use the pins of the same circular connector for 28V DC power supply and some differential ...
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Aluminium PCB - Bottom Entry Connector
Is there something like this connector that is easier to buy? I need to find something that lets me connect an aluminium PCB to an FR4 PCB with part of the enclosure between them. The part of this ...
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What kind of connector is this, and how do you connect to it properly?
What kind of connector is this, and how do you connect to it properly?
These (4 standing cylinder tubes) are the output pins of a 24V linear power supply: HC24-2.4-AG.
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Are these coaxial power barrel male jacks compatible with this female coaxial power barrel plug?
I am going to design a PCB that shall contain a coaxial power barrel adapter for power. It will eventually connect with an external power supply like the one we often use with laptop and other ...
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How is this USB connector supposed to be soldered
I'm using this USB-C connector in a project but could not figure out how it should be soldered to the PCB. I could not figure it out from the datasheet either. It says it is an SMT component - does ...
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Can the 5V and the 12V rail on a PC PSU share the ground pin? Proprietary -> standard ARGB fan connectors
I use 6 PC case fans which I want to get out of their proprietary 6pin connection.
They are made by the budget fan manufacturer Asiahorse and connect to one of their hubs right now. But the topic ...
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How can I connect two parallel boards with an FPC, both boards with components only on the top side?
I need to connect two PCBs together that have components only on the top side. I hoped to connect them with a flex cable mated on the top side of the PCB, like the image below (green are the PCBs, ...
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How to make an USB cable cross a door?
Note: I am torn between posting this here, SE DIY or SE IoT. Since this is related to powering on my smart devices and the electrical connection I need to use, I finally settled down on SE EE. Please ...
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