Kits available for making female connectors for PCB headers?

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Mr. INTJ

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I did a Google search for this, but I must be using the wrong terms...

I prefer to use connectors on my circuit boards vs. soldering wires
directly. I take apart a fair amount of scrapped electronics, so I
know that there are a variety of headers and connectors available.

Are there kits available for 2-pin, 3-pin, ... n-pin headers and
connectors, or does one have to buy everything separately?

Thanks.

-Mr. INTJ
San Diego

(sorry I'm posting on Google Groups, but my ISP discontinued newsgroup
support)
 
Mr. INTJ wrote:

I did a Google search for this, but I must be using the wrong terms...

I prefer to use connectors on my circuit boards vs. soldering wires
directly. I take apart a fair amount of scrapped electronics, so I
know that there are a variety of headers and connectors available.

Are there kits available for 2-pin, 3-pin, ... n-pin headers and
connectors, or does one have to buy everything separately?

Thanks.

-Mr. INTJ
San Diego

(sorry I'm posting on Google Groups, but my ISP discontinued newsgroup
support)
Click to expand...
look in a Molex catalog or Digikey catalog
rw
--
 
"Mr. INTJ" wrote:

I did a Google search for this, but I must be using the wrong terms...

I prefer to use connectors on my circuit boards vs. soldering wires
directly. I take apart a fair amount of scrapped electronics, so I
know that there are a variety of headers and connectors available.

Are there kits available for 2-pin, 3-pin, ... n-pin headers and
connectors, or does one have to buy everything separately?
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Lost for words !

http://www.molex.com/molex/index.jsp;jsessionid=ABD23FC7AF32BBAE9822AD885D2F4FC4.node0#

are very popular. as are
http://www.tycoelectronics.com/components/
http://www.jst.com/

And so on.

Graham
 
On Jan 26, 2:49 pm, "Mr. INTJ" <mr.i...@gmail.com> wrote:

OK, looks like the terms I was looking for were things like "wire-to-
board", "crimp housings", "crimp terrminals", etc.

Thanks all.

-Mr. INTJ
San Diego
 
Hmmm, still not finding things in kit form...

Is it necessary to buy crimp pins, connectors and headers (and a
crimping tool?) separately, or are there kits available somewhere?

If they're available from Molex, DigiKey or Mouser, I haven't seen
them, but maybe I just don't know what to look for.

-Mr. INTJ
San Diego
 
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:12:01 -0800 (PST), "Mr. INTJ" <mr.intj@gmail.com>
wrote:

Hmmm, still not finding things in kit form...

Is it necessary to buy crimp pins, connectors and headers (and a
crimping tool?) separately, or are there kits available somewhere?

If they're available from Molex, DigiKey or Mouser, I haven't seen
them, but maybe I just don't know what to look for.
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AFAIK, kits aren't available.

JF
 
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:19:22 -0600, John Fields
<jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:

On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:12:01 -0800 (PST), "Mr. INTJ" <mr.intj@gmail.com
wrote:

Hmmm, still not finding things in kit form...

Is it necessary to buy crimp pins, connectors and headers (and a
crimping tool?) separately, or are there kits available somewhere?

If they're available from Molex, DigiKey or Mouser, I haven't seen
them, but maybe I just don't know what to look for.

---
AFAIK, kits aren't available.
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Nay, nay! See, for example, Molex kit KK-100
<http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=WM9983-ND>
with 0.1" pin headers, receptacle housings, receptacles, and crimper. To
be quite honest regarding the crimper they include, well, sucks is just
too kind. Waldom/Molex has a few other "complete" kits for various sizes
and styles; catalog at
<http://www.waldom.com/kits/KitsSection_190307.pdf>

For the OP, this crimper (available at other sites, of course)
<http://www.toolking.com/eclipse_300-009.aspx> is far, far better than
what the kit above includes. It's also reasonably priced and can be used
on most small, open-barrel style connectors like DB-style contacts.

--
Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
 
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:01:11 -0500, Rich Webb
<bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote:

On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:19:22 -0600, John Fields
jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:

On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:12:01 -0800 (PST), "Mr. INTJ" <mr.intj@gmail.com
wrote:

Hmmm, still not finding things in kit form...

Is it necessary to buy crimp pins, connectors and headers (and a
crimping tool?) separately, or are there kits available somewhere?

If they're available from Molex, DigiKey or Mouser, I haven't seen
them, but maybe I just don't know what to look for.

---
AFAIK, kits aren't available.

Nay, nay! See, for example, Molex kit KK-100
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Yup; I stand corrected. :)

JF
 
"Mr. INTJ" wrote:

Hmmm, still not finding things in kit form...

Is it necessary to buy crimp pins, connectors and headers (and a
crimping tool?) separately, or are there kits available somewhere?
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Only if that's what you want to use. You could use screw terminals and
lugs if you like and have the space.

You comitted the cardinal sin of forgetting to tell us what is you're
trying to do and why.

Graham
 
On Jan 27, 6:01 am, Rich Webb <bbew...@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:19:22 -0600, John Fields

jfie...@austininstruments.com> wrote:
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:12:01 -0800 (PST), "Mr. INTJ" <mr.i...@gmail.com
wrote:

(snip)
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AFAIK, kits aren't available.

Nay, nay! See, for example, Molex kit KK-100
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=WM99....
with 0.1" pin headers, receptacle housings, receptacles, and crimper. To
be quite honest regarding the crimper they include, well, sucks is just
too kind. Waldom/Molex has a few other "complete" kits for various sizes
and styles; catalog at
http://www.waldom.com/kits/KitsSection_190307.pdf

For the OP, this crimper (available at other sites, of course)
http://www.toolking.com/eclipse_300-009.aspx> is far, far better than
what the kit above includes. It's also reasonably priced and can be used
on most small, open-barrel style connectors like DB-style contacts.

--
Rich Webb     Norfolk, VA
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Excellent! Thanks Rich.
 
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