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Regarding this D-sub connector. I have spent hours but cannot find the screw/fastener type used. I need to use mate it to a shell like this to make a cable: This seems using same type of screw. The ...
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They are: 5mm pitch can be removed Connector looks like this when removed: Reference page for product line
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i'd like to change my dead screw driver batteries , the batteries has no labels as the photos bellow , its charger delivers 6 volts and 300 mA 1.8VA. my question : is it possible to use Li Ion ...
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I'm after this little metal parts to connect a terminal block to a pcb that is to be fitted inside the box shown in the picture. My problem looking for this revolved around the fact that 'right angle' ...
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Well while I am developing small project I'm wondering how to make pin connections for ready-made modules. Such as this 8 channel relay it has 2.54mm male header on it. if use jumper cable it dont ...
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I am designing a PCB for a three-phase system and considering using the Xinya XY2500 4-pin pluggable terminal connector (pitch 5.08 mm, rated 15A @ 300V) to connect R (Phase 1), Y (Phase 2), B (Phase ...
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This circular panel mount has screw connectors that I'm unfamiliar with, and I'm having a hard time finding out online how to terminate my cables properly in them. I'm used to crimping ferrules onto ...
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2.54 Screw terminal blocks are a really convenient way to wire up devices without the need to solder a port or a jack connector. However, with all their convenience, how reliable are screw terminal ...
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I have a few NI USB-6000 DAQs with a 3.5mm pluggable screw terminal. I want to used them in battery prototyping so I'll need to build a few unity gain differential opamps for cell voltage monitoring ...
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I want to use this terminal block on my PCB. However, the schematic and PCB footprint Mouser provides are unclear to me. Why are there 4 pins and what is my signal and ground pin? The data sheet does ...
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I have some electronics equipment inside an enclosure and at some point many ground and supply wires needs to be joint. Focusing on the blue wires in the below photo, I soldered three wires on both ...
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As the title suggests, I need to connect silver electrode wires that are about 1 inch long and 1mm diameter (sticking rigidly out of a microfluidic cell) to a transimpedance amplifier. The problem is ...
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I have a plastic PET film that has been sputtered with silver (electrode) I'm trying to connect the electrode to the PCB (there are pads in the PCB). What is the best way to achieve high conductivity ...
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I am assembling an electrical system for a project, and I'm using these terminal blocks because of their ease of use. Currently my wire ranges from 14awg stranded to 20awg stranded (20awg has some ...
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Multiple connections under a barrier terminal strip screw. I know that you shouldn't place two wires under the screw of a breaker, called "double lugging" and can make for a bad connection ...
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Let's say that I have two wires spliced together with a screw terminal: I don't know exactly how they are called in English, maybe Mammouth? These things here, where you have one wire "screwed&...
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Does anyone have ideas on how to mate a flex PCB with a screw terminal block? Some background: At my workplace, we're using the following Keysight DAQM900A Datalogger MUX cards: In the past we've ...
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I want to figure out the best way to solder each terminal of a screw terminal block to a row of this proto board that has square pads. None of the squares are electrically connected. I assume just a ...
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I am at the final stage of design a pcb and I am looking for a connector to power it (2 pins, more would be also ok). It has 2 use cases: I could be either used as a standalone product, in this case a ...
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Source This is a picture of a screw terminal on a 3d printer mainboard that overheated or caught fire, likely due to a loose connection or overcurrent. One thing that caught my eye is the crystal ...
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I have a wall outlet that i took apart, and there are mounted wire terminal blocks there. I tried searching for what kind they are, and couldn't find anything. There is a screw that tightens a paddle ...
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I'm designing a single layer Aluminum PCB and all components needs to be SMD/SMT. I'm looking for a common connector that will deliver DC power at 24V and up to 5A minimum (10A ideally). Right now, I'...
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I'm intending to buy a lab power supply, high likely a .. I'm thinking about a Korad KA3005D (see picture below). It does not come with cables for the Red + and Black - terminals, and I (also) would ...
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I got a pseudo-lemo connector that seems to go together in the order the parts are laid down on the plastic baggy. The solder cup goes into the sliding part, and the rubber goes on the end to give ...
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I'm working on a high-current switching converter for research purposes. Because of the voltages and currents involved, many components use screw terminals to connect to wires. I haven't used screw ...
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These screw heads are useful for retaining electrical connection with test hooks because of the two collars. What are these type of screws called?
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I have about 40 positive and 40 negative 18 gauge wires that I am trying to connect to one DC power source. I have a few terminal blocks to achieve this. Each terminal block has 2 rows of 12 ...
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If I bought some of these connectors. Is there an easy way to connect two of the green terminal blocks together? i.e. I would end up with a male to male DC adaptor. Could I do this without having to ...
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I'm planning Raspberry Pi system using One-Wire with thermometers (ca 10 pcs). My electrical skills are basic. I'm looking for a good way connecting stubs to main line. . The main line (green) 1 ...
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I can't find terminal block jumpers for sets of 3 and 5 terminals, just 10 and 2. So I took some 2-terminal jumpers and tried to accomplish what I needed to do but it looks unsightly and seems likely ...
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If there is a terminal block that has both a current and voltage rating, I am curious what are the risks of going above the voltage rating (but still staying under the current rating)? Would the ...
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I have a NI DAQ and while connecting wires I tightened the screws a bit more. When I tried to unscrew, the screw head broke and came off. Now I am unable to remove the screws and use the particular ...
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I am using 2 dry batteries for my backup UPS. For some reason the plastic around one of the terminals of a battery is melting and producing a lot of smell. Most of the times it works fine but at some ...
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This seems rather trivial, but I can't seem to find much information on this after a bit of searching online. I'm working on a project right now that requires me attach a passive electrode to a wire, ...
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I have a board (Krida electronics, not mine) that uses 2-pole PCB screw terminal blocks with 0.2" (5mm) pin spacing for Line & Neutral input. The conductive parts inside the block are very close ...
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Does the 15A amperage rating for screw terminal blocks such as the ones shown below refer to each pole or to the entire product? I have a project that will require 5A on each pole. Would this block ...
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I am a complete newbie to wiring but have almost completed the install of a MOSFET board on my 3D Printer. Felt it was necessary to avoid potential fires that this particular printer is known for. I'...
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I'm investigating the issues related to long term reliability of pluggable terminals of "Phoenix" style. This terminals are available in a range of pitch and configurations (right angle, straight...). ...
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My 18AWG stranded wire continues to come out of the terminal block it's screwed into. What are some ways that I can more reliably secure this in an industrial environment? Strip extra wire and loop/...
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I have a robot using the following screw terminal : On the input side 2x 8 awg wires coming from the battery, on the other side 2 x 3 wires for 2 motor drivers and 1 step-down that power a single ...
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Often I want to connect components that operate at less than 5v (I mention this as it may have a bearing on the gauge of the wire?) But have an easy way to disconnect. Screw terminals are nice but ...
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Sorry for the lack of proper terminology, but I don't know how to approach even wording a question about this, not to mention search terms. I've seen a lot of PCB-mount screw terminals that have these ...
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I have a daughterboard with 3.5mm screw terminal blocks (such as Digikey part # 277-5749-ND) that has to be connected to the mainboard, with the daughterboard either parallel or perpendicular to the ...
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This is my first EAGLE design and I'm looking to add some a number of 2-position screw terminals (3.5mm pitch) PRT-08084. Problem: I can find the EAGLE part for ...
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I'm planning to use Seeed's PCBA Prototype, where they request to use their open parts library(if you want them to solder the parts for you). I came across their screw terminal block(part 3470070P1). ...
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Looking at some terminal blocks like the one below, why are the top level positions color coded blue while the middle ones are in grey? I understand yellow-green are for ground connections. I am ...
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For connecting a 16 channel relay board to 16 devices running off 24VDC, and for connecting the relay board to Arduino, I am thinking of using screw terminals where one side of the terminals connect ...
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I'm trying to fix device witch contain tamper proof screw witch i'm unable to recognize. I have set of standard tamper proof screwdrivers but i'm unable to find any suitable. Could someone recognize ...
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I have the following board and I need to convert the 2 row 40 pin female header to screw terminal blocks. The pitch is 2.54 mm both horizontally and vertically. I've looked at ones such as this https:/...
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I've got a messy security panel that needs cleaning up badly, as I need to connect another PCB for remote access and can't get the wires to reliably stay in place: If you look at the black, red, green,...
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