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What Do You Think of the Connector E-Guide?

rscasny

I was in a meeting today and a colleague pointed out to me the Connector e-guide. Here's the URL:

 

https://www.newark.com/connector-eguide-pcb-board

 

I think it's a well-designed page that summarizes different connector types such as:

 

  • Component-to-Board
  • Board-to-Board
  • Wire to Board

 

Each type provides you with more information on each type.

 

I think it's a helpful tool that communicates a lot of information in an informative manner.

 

What do you think of this connector e-guide?

 

How would you use it?

 

How could it be improved?

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  • The concept is pretty good - I like starting with pictures.

    It would be nice for the final results pages to have a button that links to the starting selector guide.

    I went looking for a connector that would extend the pins of a Raspberry Pi GPIO header.

    There didn't seem to be a category for board-to-board receptacles, but I eventually found a couple of suitable Samtec connectors under Board-to-Board Elevated.

    When I went to the Samtec connector page, there was an interesting button to find similar products - this came up with a suitable Harwin connector that didn't seem to show up in any filtered parametric searches that I tried.

    Next I looked for Dupont style single pin and socket connectors.

    I found receptacles by Amphenol and TE Connectivity but couldn't find the mating plugs or pins.

    The Associated Products list is useful - showing crimp inserts and tools and even a header, but not a crimp plug.

    It would be very useful on all connector pages to have a button that brings up a list of mating connectors.

  • in reply to dougw

    I like searching for stuff visually as well - probably because the old UK Maplin electronic components catalogue was like that. If fact if I want to find something online, say I wonder what types of prototype board there are, I'll often switch Google into the image mode as I find I pick stuff similar to what I want much quicker like that.

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  • in reply to dougw

    I like searching for stuff visually as well - probably because the old UK Maplin electronic components catalogue was like that. If fact if I want to find something online, say I wonder what types of prototype board there are, I'll often switch Google into the image mode as I find I pick stuff similar to what I want much quicker like that.

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