Need help with name of a connector/socket - Page 1
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author: homemadecpu1986
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2020, 03:52:04 pm
content: Hello friends!I need some help in knowing the name of this socket. I need to buy a socket that will connect to these pins on myboard, but I am having trouble finding this. Do you know the name of the connector I need ? On the photo the pins I meanare just the ones on the white supports. You see there are a bunch of them going down.Here is a photo of the pins. These are all power pins. Some 5V, some 12V and some grounds.So I need this only for power connections. Thank you so much guys.

author: AkiTaiyo
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2020, 03:58:04 pm
content: Something like this?:https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/samtec-inc/TSW-106-09-T-S-RA/SAM15949-ND/2685935(Or infact the mating parts linked at the bottom of the page..)Ideally though you should measure the pitch of the contacts.. Also are you going to another PCB or onto wire?If your just prototyping you might be able to get away with some cheap 0.1" female jumper leads.. but if you want something more robust you might need to look at crimps/housings like Molex 'kk'

author: homemadecpu1986
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2020, 05:22:26 pm
content: Apparently it's a MAT100 connector that I need. I need the female connector instead of male because I need to connect to the board.It's just a power supply connection.I found this on ebay:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/193406201834It might work. Do you think?Best wishes

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 26, 2020, 06:18:32 pm
content: Just about any 0.1" header will do. There's no locking ramp, and lots of clearance. "Dupont" style headers (whoever owns the original line now), Molex SL, KK, etc.MTA100 is IDC (insulation displacement connector), which is easy enough to use, but maybe unreliable.https://forum.digikey.com/t/dupont-connectors-and-how-to-find-them-from-digi-key/3315You need either:- Header strip. Solder wires to the pin tails. Samtec SSW series is a good choice.- Housing with pins included. MTA100 is an example, IDC. You can hack it with pliers and a screwdriver, but a (fairly cheap) tool should preferably be used for insertion of wires.- Housing and pins separately. You're shopping for the housing, and it's just that, the molded plastic piece. Then shop for pins that match the wire you're using. Then a crimp tool to apply them. Check datasheets or mfg product pages to verify that you have recommended, compatible parts.For everything, components, tools, whatever: avoid eBay/Ali specials, shopping for cheap crap will get cheap crap.Brand name tools for connectors are awfully expensive ($200+), but you can do a good job with more modestly priced, off brand tools (~$30), with a little practice, and maybe with shopping around (try a few, return the bad ones if you can?). Look for tools that have: replaceable dies; ratcheting action; adjustable crush depth; and have good documentation, including how to use them, what parts or styles of terminals they are compatible with, etc.In a pinch, you can do crimp terminals with just pliers, of course you aren't making a proper crimp joint. Make up for this by soldering it. Do it carefully, with relatively little solder, just enough to get a fillet onto all strands, without wicking solder up the receptacle or leaving a blob that won't fit in the housing. (Don't solder properly crimped terminals -- they don't need it, and might even be worse for it.)Tim

author: homemadecpu1986
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 27, 2020, 01:29:40 pm
content: Hi Jim!Thank you so much for your throurough and kind advice. I have bought some MTA100 connectors and will see how they do.I have some head strips here actually but the pins on my board are quite thick actually and they did not fit! PerhapsI need a strip with larger holes if those exist.I thank you again for your help. Here's the link to a video on my project if you'd like to have a look:Best wishes !Paulo