a b David Brearley (9 October 2015). "Would you trust your life to a 50-year old connector design?". Connector Tips . Retrieved 27 June 2019. Chassis or panel connectors permanently attached to a piece of equipment so users can connect a cable to a stationary device

RS supply a wide range of high quality components. They include heavy duty industrial connectors, power connectors, modular connectors, electrical connectors, electronic and data connectors. They are divided into the following categories: Mroczkowski, Dr. Robert S. (15 October 2004). "A Perspective on Connector Reliability" (PDF). IEEE. connNtext . Retrieved 1 July 2019. See also: FASTON terminal Blade connectors (lower half of photo). Ring and spade terminals (upper half). Bullet terminals, male and female (right-center, with blue wires) PCB mount connectors soldered to a printed circuit board, providing a point for cable or wire attachment. [6] :56 (e.g. pin headers, screw terminals, board-to-board connectors) Hybrid connector". Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms (FS1037C). National Telecommunications and Information Administration. 23 August 1996.If the board does not have a u.FL connector to attach an external antenna, SparkFun RF boards and antennas will use a combination of the old (SMA) and new (RP-SMA):

C13 female IEC power connector, on a fairly standard AC power supply cable. Cables with this end can be found all around the world, usually with the dominant local AC connector at the other end. a b c Worley, Jon (31 July 2018). "Circular Connector Terminology Guide". NYK Component Solutions . Retrieved 2018-10-15. The above two connectors were designed to be used together, but there was a problem with this configuration and the FCC started moving towards Part 15 compliance. All this means is that all the SMA RF connectors are changing gender (center pin). Really annoying for those of us who need to mate an antenna to an RF device. The FCC gender change was instituted to prevent home users from damaging RF equipment (think home WiFi) when screwing on an antenna. If all antennas are female, there is no way to damage the center connector. Applications [ edit ] Two paired screw terminals, typically used for connecting ceiling-mounted light fixtures David, Larry (17 March 2012). "Engineering Definitions – 'Com' to 'Con' ". Electronic Engineering Dictionary Terms. Connector . Retrieved 30 June 2019.

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a b c d e f g "Electrical Connectors Information". Engineering360. IEEE GlobalSpec . Retrieved 30 June 2019. Screw terminals, as individual connectors to a board at left, as a barrier strip with setscrews at top, and as a barrier strip with attached spade and loop lugs at bottom.

Insulation displacement connectors are usually used with small conductors for signal purposes and at low voltage. Power conductors carrying more than a few amperes are more reliably terminated with other means, though "hot tap" press-on connectors find some use in automotive applications for additions to existing wiring. However, with the clamping plate type of screw terminal this time is reduced, since it is necessary only to insert the stripped wire between the terminal and the rear clamping plate then tighten the connection, using the screw to clamp the wire between the terminal and the clamping plate, without any need properly to wrap it around the screw head.a b Reference Designations for Electrical and Electronics Parts and Equipment: ASME Y14.44-2008: Section 2.1.5.3 (2). ASME, Fairfield, NJ. 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-03-13 . Retrieved 2012-02-03. the stationary (more fixed) connector of a mating pair shall be designated J or X ... The movable (less fixed) connector of a mating pair shall be designated P

While wires may be crimped, they should not be heavily tinned with solder prior to installation in a screw terminal, since the soft metal will cold flow, resulting in a loose connection and possible fire hazard. [ citation needed] Screw connectors sometimes come loose if not done up tightly enough at fitting time. Verifying adequate tightening torque requires calibrated installation tools and proper training. In the UK, all screw connectors on fixed mains installations are required to be accessible for servicing, for this reason. [ citation needed] Advantages and disadvantages [ edit ] Two types of screw terminals showing a significant development in design. Basic, with the wires held between the screw heads and the terminals (left) and with the wires held, reversely, between the metal clamping plates and the rear of the terminals (right). In the case of insulated crimp connectors, the crimped area lies under an insulating sleeve through which the pressing force acts. During crimping, the extended end of this insulating sleeve is simultaneously pressed around the insulated area of the cable, creating strain relief. The insulating sleeve of insulated connectors has a color that indicates the wire's cross-section area. Colors are standardized according to DIN 46245: pitch screw terminals, showing the insertion point of the wire to be connected, the retention screw which holds the wire in place, and the modular connectors on the sides of the individual units allowing multiple pieces to be ganged together. Normalized failure mode distributions were originally compiled from a combination of: MIL-HDBK-978, “NASA Parts Application Handbook”, 1991; MIL-HDBK-338, “Electronic Reliability Design Handbook”, 1994; “Reliability Toolkit: Commercial Practices Edition", Reliability Analysis Center (RAC), 1998; and “Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)”, RAC, 1993.a b c d e f Connectors – Technologies and Trends (PDF). ZVEI – German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association. August 2016.