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Crimp connectors, need identification and or link to where I can buy

e14 Contributor

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would anyone know where I can get the crimp heads and maybe a full set (encase I need to replace the plastic too)
been lookin all over and cant find :\

 

it's a 5 pin 4.31mm (long) crimp thingamabob (the metal that hooks onto the wires from a USB cord

 

couldnt find a more suitable forum, sorry if its the wrong area

  • My experience has not been good trying to use these connectors. I have a bunch of the connector housings, Connector strips and a connector crimper. The crimp connectors are very small and the stripping of the wires are critical. The wire must be stripped almost exactly so the wire, the insulation and the space available for the pin insertion area is correct. The cheap pliers type crimper I bought for around $35.00 is not very precision so it is very hard to get a good crimp. I did find a much better and more precision crimper but it costs around $300.00. I suggest that you use the connectors from some old mouse and splice the wires if that is possible. I finally gave up and bought cables with the connectors on them and cut them to length.  Sorry to be a bearer of bad news.

    Bill

  • in reply to billpenner

    I agree with Bill, not worth crimping these things, the cost makes it not possible for low volume use. Even soldering instead of crimping is hard at this scale.

    Given your 4.3mm dimension, that is most likely a 1mm pitch connector, and may be Molex or JST. I think it's most likely 'JST SH', because I'm looking at one and it looks very similar to yours. If it is SH series, then this is the housing, this is the link to the crimp, but you can purchase them pre-crimped and as mentioned, would be the preferred method.

     

    EDIT: I read the 4.3mm dimension as a width, sorry. If you meant length, then it could be a different connector. If it is about 7mm wide, with two very tiny raised bits on one surface for latching, then it could be a Molex 'Picoblade' series, which is 1.25mm pitch.

  • They look like JST brand PA series connectors.

     

    #

    R/A Recep

    Vert Recep

    Housing

    Crimps

    2

    455-1847-nd

    455-1817-ND

    455-1486-nd

    455-1325-1-nd

    3

    455-1848-nd

    455-1818-ND

    455-1487-nd

     

    4

    455-1849-nd

    455-1819-ND

    455-1488-nd

     

    5

    455-1850-nd

    455-1820-ND

    455-1489-nd

     

    6

    455-1851-nd

    455-1821-ND

    455-1490-nd

     

  • Yeah, don't think ill be able to find replacements.. might just try to find a way to hack it into working, it was just a, oh i wonder if i can make my old mouse work again idea, I won't die without it

  • in reply to e14 Contributor

    You could always replace the entire set of connectors with something else.  I have a whole bunch of female/male header pins/sockets that I  solder on to ribbon cable to make my own custom set.  Wire something new directly to the board or with cable leads. They can be hotglued or taped for a more permanent connection.