Re: CONNECTORS

Don't know if it will help in this case, but Google IMAGE search can be a
very useful way to look at a lot of pics at one time.  Try narrowing the
search with some useful terms and then browse through the resulting images.

HTH,

Mike

PS: BTW, Google has an online class to improve your search skills.  I took
the in-person preview, which was very useful and even walked away with a
cheat sheet printed on a mouse pad (for example, you might find "site:
digikey.com filetype:pdf" to be a useful addition to your search string.
 See google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks


On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Bill Knight [email protected] [msp430] <
[email protected]> wrote:

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> Al, I whole heartily agree.  The problem is, the manufacturers' web sites
> are worse.
> -Bill
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> On 08/12/2014 8:43 AM, Onestone [email protected] [msp430] wrote:
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> 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:
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> 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
>
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> On 08/12/2014 1:56 AM, Onestone [email protected] [msp430] wrote:
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> 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
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