Re: CONNECTORS

Al, I whole heartily agree.  The problem is, the manufacturers' web 
sites are worse.
-Bill

On 08/12/2014 8:43 AM, Onestone [email protected] [msp430] wrote:
>
> Hi Bill, it was actually frustration with these sites that prompted 
> this. My mind and their classifications have never meshed. In the days 
> of hard copy catalogues I could browse to a picture that looked close, 
> then check the data sheet on line, but now unless I know which 
> classification to look in I can't get at a parametric search, and even 
> then I can't search how I want to. I'd waded through well over 150 
> data sheets on Mouser and Digikey before I got really fed up with the 
> whole process.
>
> I'm sure I'm not the only one who has space constraints as a prime 
> spec. Switches are almost as bad.
>
> Al
>
> On 12/08/2014 10:37 PM, Bill Knight [email protected] [msp430] wrote:
>> Al
>>   You probably do this anyway but thought I'd mention it, 
>> just-in-case.  When I need to sift through multiple manufacturers to 
>> find a part that fits my needs, I many times start at the Mouser & 
>> DigiKey web sites.  They are not perfect and do not carry every brand 
>> but are usually a very good starting points.  Both have a selection 
>> process to allow zeroing in on the parts they carry that meet your 
>> needs (number of pins, pin spacing, right-angle, etc.)  and both have 
>> links to the data sheets to check the details.
>>   Anyway, just a thought.
>> -BillK
>> R O SoftWare
>>
>>
>> On 08/12/2014 1:56 AM, Onestone [email protected] [msp430] wrote:
>>>
>>> Am I the only person who has this problem? Connectors are a 
>>> perennial pain in the butt. I want a connector to meet certain 
>>> criteria, but on-line catalogues don't think my way, they want you 
>>> to know the connector type before hand, and to understand how they 
>>> choose to group them.
>>>
>>> Currently I'm having that issue. I want a connector that occupies 
>>> minimal board space. i need 4 pin versions and 2 pin versions. i 
>>> want the connector to be right angle PCB mount, smd or though hole 
>>> doesn't matter. I have plenty of PCB real estate, just not a lot of 
>>> width. maximum width is 8mm so lots of scope for 1.27mm pitch stuff. 
>>> I need the mating receptacle to have solderable connections, and to 
>>> also fit into the 8mm width, although I could stretch to 10 maybe. 
>>> Does anybody have any useful suggestions please! The connectors 
>>> should be robust and not dislodge easily, but positive lock in that 
>>> small format is probably out of it.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Al
>>