Connectors
What are Electronic Connectors?
Electronic connectors are devices that join electronic circuits. They are used in assembling, installing, and supplying power to electrical devices.
Connectors are an important component of every electronic equipment used in industrial machinery, consumer electronics, communications, and home and commercial appliances. These devices are often overlooked, but they make every electronic product functional and complete. Most connectors are temporary or removable; some are used as permanent electrical joints.
The two main components of an electrical connector are its contacts and housing, also referred to as its plug or receptacle. The housing holds the terminals and ensures the stability of their connections. It isolates the terminals from other electronic components and prevents short-circuiting. Plugs and receptacles protect the terminals from the elements and weather and are made from insulating materials such as molded plastics or ceramics.
Additional parts may be added to a connector depending on how it will be used. Key connectors can only be inserted in a specific orientation. A lock can be placed on a connector to prevent it from being undone while sealed connectors can be used underwater.
Connector terminals are the pins that provide a continuous path for the electrical current to flow between circuits. They are made from electrically conductive materials such as brass, phosphor bronze, beryllium copper, and high copper alloy.
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ZIF Socket Range - 16, 20, 24, 28 and 40 Pin
£1.00 - £3.00ZIF Socket Range - 16, 20, 24, 28 and 40 Pin A ZIF Socket or Zero Insertion Force Socket has been designed for the simple and safe insertion of ICs or PGA (pin grid array, not to be confused with golf!) chips into a socket for data transfer. An IC is...£1.00 - £3.00 -
Banana Jack Socket 4mm - Coloured
£1.20Banana Jack Socket 4mm - Red or Black The 108-0902-001 is a standard 4mm Banana Jack Socket with formed brass contact and nylon 6/6 body. Available in either Red or Black. For our full banana range, check out our Cables and Leads area of the...£1.20 -
USB Female Type B Vertical Connector
£1.50 - £2.50USB Female Type B Vertical Connector USB female 'Type B' connector in a vertical mounting configuration. The 4 connection pins have 0.1" spacing allowing it to be installed into development boards or perf boards with little manipulation. For the support...£1.50 - £2.50 -
Latch Terminals - 5mm Pitch
£1.00 - £1.20Latch Terminals - 5mm Pitch 2 pin 3 pin 4 pin You'll have no need for a screwdriver with this terminal! These Latch Terminals come in 2,3 or 4 pins with 5mm pitch pins. Each pin is rated up to 250V @ 11A and will line up well with the standard 0.19"...£1.00 - £1.20 -
Polarized Connector Range - Headers, Housing and Pins
£0.50 - £1.60Polarized Connector Range - Headers, Housing and Pins All of your polarized connector parts under one roof. Headers, housing and crimp pins for use on your PCB/perf board based projects! These are excellent connectors for preventing users from inserting...£0.50 - £1.60 -
Screw Terminals, PCB Mounting - 2.54mm, 3.5mm and 5mm Pitch
£0.50 - £1.50Screw Terminals, PCB Mounting - 3.5mm and 5mm Pitch These screw terminals are very handy prototyping connectors and we use them all the time in our own electronic projects.They can be soldered onto PCBs creating a nice screw in type terminal block so you...£0.50 - £1.50 -
Spring Loaded Terminal Connector Block Range - PCB Mount
£0.50 - £1.20Spring Loaded Terminal Connector Block - PCB Mount These are small spring terminals are a great alternative to screw terminals, as they require no tools to operate. This is why we use them a lot in product development, especially in those early trial and...£0.50 - £1.20 -
Crimp Connector Housings (2.54mm) 0.1" - Dupont Compatible
£0.36 - £2.70Crimp Connector Housings (2.54mm) 0.1" - Dupont Compatible (25 Pack) Our range of empty 0.1" crimp connector housings allow you to quickly make up your own custom cables for use with various 0.1"-spaced connectors. Available from the basic 1x1 pin...£0.36 - £2.70 -
Long Pin Female 0.1" Arduino Stackable Headers
£0.20 - £1.50Long Pin Female 0.1" Arduino Stackable Headers perfect for Arduino projects! Our Range of Female Arduino Stackable Headers. Fully Arduino compatible, this Header Kit is comprised of a set of 2 x 6 Pin and 2 x 8 Pin Headers, or if you select the R3...£0.20 - £1.50 -
Break Away Headers 0.1" (2.54MM) Pitch - Coloured
£0.70Break Away Headers 0.1" (2.54MM) Pitch - Red or Green A row of 0.1" (2.54MM) Pitch coloured headers to jazz up your project - break to fit.Used with custom PCBs or general custom headers. These ones come in a snazzy red or green colour!Not what you're...£0.70 -
Sparkfun Premium Jumper Wires
£1.50 - £33.00SparkFun Premium Jumper Wires for Breadboards or Headers When you are prototyping a project, one of the more time consuming tasks is making up the jumper interconnects between different components, or between two boards. Sparkfun Premium Jumper wires...£1.50 - £33.00 -
Micro B USB Connector Female PCB Mount RA - Data/Pwr
Proto-PIC
£1.25Micro B USB Connector Female PCB Mount RA - Data/Pwr These micro USB Type A and Type AB connectors are ideal for use in small portable devices. Applications include mobile phones, PDA, GPS, MP3 players, digital still and video cameras, printers,...£1.25