Re: CONNECTORS

Thanks Mike I'll give that a try.

Al

On 13/08/2014 3:52 AM, Mike Wirth [email protected] [msp430] wrote:
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> 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.
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> HTH,
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> Mike
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> 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 <http://digikey.com> filetype:pdf" to be a useful 
> addition to your search string.  See 
> google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks 
> <http://google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks>
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> On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Bill Knight [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]> [msp430] <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[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]
>     <mailto:[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.
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>>     I'm sure I'm not the only one who has space constraints as a
>>     prime spec. Switches are almost as bad.
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>>     Al
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>>     On 12/08/2014 10:37 PM, Bill Knight [email protected]
>>     <mailto:[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
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>>>     On 08/12/2014 1:56 AM, Onestone [email protected]
>>>     <mailto:[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.
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>>>>     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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