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Offline techie1234Topic starter

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Buying Individual Pins for Common Connectors
« on: July 29, 2016, 03:36:35 pm »
I feel kinda silly for posting this, but...I've been searching high-n-low trying to find how to buy a stock of individual male pins for common connectors (e.g., the various styles of ATX PC power supply connectors).  Not a full male connector (although some of those don't seem that easy to find, either..) - but the individual pins that go into manufacturing a complete male connector.  I want to solder wires to them and then "break out" individual pins to connector to other parts of circuits. What is it should I be searching for called, as I seem to only pull up full connectors regardless of the search terms I've tried to use?  Also, what are the common sizes that I should have a stock of?
 

Offline Paul Moir

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Re: Buying Individual Pins for Common Connectors
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2016, 04:18:23 pm »
"Molex connector contact"

Molex makes a lot of connectors, but these are one of it's more popular styles.
 
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Offline techie1234Topic starter

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Re: Buying Individual Pins for Common Connectors
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2016, 04:31:12 pm »
"Molex connector contact"

Molex makes a lot of connectors, but these are one of it's more popular styles.
Ah - "contact" was the missing bit when I was searching.
 

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Re: Buying Individual Pins for Common Connectors
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2016, 05:50:23 pm »
connectors and pins are a complete nuisance unless your dealing with metal industrial/military connectors that are fabolously well documented and standardized.
 


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