JST connectors

[stern0m1]

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

[DerekG]

Is there any where in the usa I can get JST connectors assembled?

If 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.

[Nusa]

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.

[stern0m1]

What do I search digikey for? I just see the housings and pins to assemble but I dont see a complete assembly.
Thanks

[Kean]

There are many many types of JST connectors.  Some are stocked by Sparkfun/Digikey/etc pre-crimped.  Which series/pitch are you looking for?

[stern0m1]

Im looking for XHP-3
https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/jst-sales-america-inc/XHP-3/455-2219-ND/1651017

thanks

[Kean]

Try these - pre-crimped leads with the SXH contacts attached
https://www.digikey.com/products/en/cable-assemblies/jumper-wires-pre-crimped-leads/453?k=sxh
Only 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.

[noras]

digikey    mouser   element14  and so on

[sokoloff]

You could also have a look at Dirty Cables if 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.)

[stern0m1]

I don't have anything against China... Just don't want to wait 3 weeks...
Thanks everyone.

[DerekG]

Just don't want to wait 3 weeks...

If you order from Digikey today before the cut off time, you should have the wires with JST terminations in your hand tomorrow

[stern0m1]

Are there any other cable services like dirty pcbs?

[sokoloff]

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.)

[mikeselectricstuff]

Are there any other cable services like dirty pcbs?

Not 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.

[rbm]

+1 on making the cables yourself.  Buy a pair of good quality crimpers, such as  Engineer PA-09 and 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.