JST connectors - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: stern0m1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 12:32:44 am
content: Is there any where in the usa I can get JST connectors assembled? Just a few not large quantity.On ebay I see them all coming from china.Thanks

author: DerekG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 12:42:14 am
content: Quote from: stern0m1 on March 06, 2018, 12:32:44 amIf you are just looking for some wires of set lengths that have JST pins for specific connectors at each end, Digikey sell them. They are terminated in the JST factory & are very reliable. They come in 2" & 6" lengths from memory.

author: Nusa
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 12:49:01 am
content: You can find them in stock from US vendors, if that's what you're asking. But odds are they bought them from China, if that's actually what matters to you.JST connectors are commonly found at RC hobby stores/websites.

author: stern0m1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 12:57:03 am
content: What do I search digikey for? I just see the housings and pins to assemble but I dont see a complete assembly.Thanks

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 12:59:28 am
content: There are many many types of JST connectors. Some are stocked by Sparkfun/Digikey/etc pre-crimped. Which series/pitch are you looking for?

author: stern0m1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 01:07:33 am
content: Im looking for XHP-3https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/jst-sales-america-inc/XHP-3/455-2219-ND/1651017thanks

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 01:13:41 am
content: Try these - pre-crimped leads with the SXH contacts attachedhttps://www.digikey.com/products/en/cable-assemblies/jumper-wires-pre-crimped-leads/453?k=sxhOnly available in black unfortunately...You're probably better off buying a cheap crimp tool and crimping them yourself though. These ones are pretty easy to terminate compared to the smaller pitch crimps like the 1.0mm SH series.

author: noras
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 01:37:20 am
content: digikey mouser element14 and so on

author: sokoloff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 01:38:46 am
content: You could also have a look atDirty Cablesif you want the whole assembly made for you.Those will come from China (I think). (I can't tell if you're objecting to China or just observing that cables on Ebay come from China.)

author: stern0m1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 02:46:20 am
content: I don't have anything against China... Just don't want to wait 3 weeks...Thanks everyone.

author: DerekG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 06, 2018, 03:32:40 am
content: Quote from: stern0m1 on March 06, 2018, 02:46:20 amIf you order from Digikey today before the cut off time, you should have the wires with JST terminations in your hand tomorrow

author: stern0m1
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2018, 05:01:44 pm
content: Are there any other cable services like dirty pcbs?

author: sokoloff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2018, 05:14:05 pm
content: There are two local contract manufacturers who will make cables, but neither one likes doing it and so says half-jokingly that they price accordingly. (I think those jokes are of the "haha, only serious" variety, but I've never asked them for a quote on anything specific as I tend to make my own cables for prototypes and I've not yet put anything into volume production where I couldn't make things by hand.)Neither of them are online design like dirty. (It's "call for price", only worse.)

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2018, 10:36:29 am
content: Quote from: stern0m1 on March 07, 2018, 05:01:44 pmNot with online quoting AFAIK.If qty is small it will be easiest to just do it youself. For more than a few hundred, invest in the proper JST tool - it's expensive but will pay for itself in saved time.There are plenty of cable assembly subcontractors, but many won't be interested in a small run.

author: rbm
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2018, 10:48:47 am
content: +1 on making the cables yourself. Buy a pair of good quality crimpers, such asEngineer PA-09and use CAT5 / CAT6 ethernet cable for the wire source. This will provide up to eight different wire colours. I build my own JST-ZH connectors using this tool and it's much cheaper than outsourcing the work.