element14 Community
element14 Community
    Register Log In
  • Site
  • Search
  • Log In Register
  • About Us
  • Community Hub
    Community Hub
    • What's New on element14
    • Feedback and Support
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Personal Blogs
    • Members Area
    • Achievement Levels
  • Learn
    Learn
    • Ask an Expert
    • eBooks
    • element14 presents
    • Learning Center
    • Tech Spotlight
    • STEM Academy
    • Webinars, Training and Events
    • Learning Groups
  • Technologies
    Technologies
    • 3D Printing
    • FPGA
    • Industrial Automation
    • Internet of Things
    • Power & Energy
    • Sensors
    • Technology Groups
  • Challenges & Projects
    Challenges & Projects
    • Design Challenges
    • element14 presents Projects
    • Project14
    • Arduino Projects
    • Raspberry Pi Projects
    • Project Groups
  • Products
    Products
    • Arduino
    • Avnet Boards Community
    • Dev Tools
    • Manufacturers
    • Multicomp Pro
    • Product Groups
    • Raspberry Pi
    • RoadTests & Reviews
  • Store
    Store
    • Visit Your Store
    • Choose another store...
      • Europe
      •  Austria (German)
      •  Belgium (Dutch, French)
      •  Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
      •  Czech Republic (Czech)
      •  Denmark (Danish)
      •  Estonia (Estonian)
      •  Finland (Finnish)
      •  France (French)
      •  Germany (German)
      •  Hungary (Hungarian)
      •  Ireland
      •  Israel
      •  Italy (Italian)
      •  Latvia (Latvian)
      •  
      •  Lithuania (Lithuanian)
      •  Netherlands (Dutch)
      •  Norway (Norwegian)
      •  Poland (Polish)
      •  Portugal (Portuguese)
      •  Romania (Romanian)
      •  Russia (Russian)
      •  Slovakia (Slovak)
      •  Slovenia (Slovenian)
      •  Spain (Spanish)
      •  Sweden (Swedish)
      •  Switzerland(German, French)
      •  Turkey (Turkish)
      •  United Kingdom
      • Asia Pacific
      •  Australia
      •  China
      •  Hong Kong
      •  India
      •  Korea (Korean)
      •  Malaysia
      •  New Zealand
      •  Philippines
      •  Singapore
      •  Taiwan
      •  Thailand (Thai)
      • Americas
      •  Brazil (Portuguese)
      •  Canada
      •  Mexico (Spanish)
      •  United States
      Can't find the country/region you're looking for? Visit our export site or find a local distributor.
  • Translate
  • Profile
  • Settings
Connector Technology & Design
  • Technologies
  • More
Connector Technology & Design
Forum After ages, I found the connector thanks to you guys
  • Blog
  • Forum
  • Documents
  • Quiz
  • Events
  • Polls
  • Files
  • Members
  • Mentions
  • Sub-Groups
  • Tags
  • More
  • Cancel
  • New
Join Connector Technology & Design to participate - click to join for free!
Actions
  • Share
  • More
  • Cancel
Forum Thread Details
  • State Verified Answer
  • Replies 4 replies
  • Subscribers 130 subscribers
  • Views 1329 views
  • Users 0 members are here
  • 3m touchscreen
  • 3m_cable
  • 3minterconnectsolutions
  • wire-to-board connector
Related

After ages, I found the connector thanks to you guys

chibbs
chibbs over 4 years ago

Hello,

So, just joined today, but just in the little digging around here I found enough info to lead me to the right questions to ask to figure this out.

 

Dilemma:

     Over a year ago, I bought a gazillion touchscreen-equipped LCD screens at an auction. Just the bare screens, new in box even though their older units. I guess I got caught up in the hype, though I doubt I over-paid, these were cheap.

     Found I could get driver boards on Ebay relatively cheap  (about $15 US/ea). Great, now to hook up the USB for the touch-screens... wahhh-waaa. The only place I could find a cable that would work was Digi-key for like 20 bucks each.

     I've got tons of USB cables, just need to know what type of connector this is:

 

image

Turns out it is a 2mm 3M (which makes sense, it's a 3M touchscreen, but I'd been looking at JST forever) 51004-050051004-0500 microblade connector

 

Now for the question: I"m finding the housings easily enough, but where do I get and what pins go in these things?

image

Still pretty nooby here, but learning more all the time.

 

Thanks,

Chibbs

  • Sign in to reply
  • Cancel

Top Replies

  • Fred27
    Fred27 over 4 years ago +2 verified
    A quick search on Newark shows the range of housings and pins: https://www.newark.com/search?st=microblade%2051004 No doubt the official crimp tool will be expensive, but I suspect a generic one will do…
  • chibbs
    chibbs over 4 years ago in reply to Fred27 +1
    Thanks, that looks hopeful. Wish they had the 5pos housing, but I may buy the contacts from them. Good lead on a crimp tool. Are there ones that are easier to learn with? Better to buy a cheap pair to…
Parents
  • Fred27
    0 Fred27 over 4 years ago

    A quick search on Newark shows the range of housings and pins:

    https://www.newark.com/search?st=microblade%2051004

     

    No doubt the official crimp tool will be expensive, but I suspect a generic one will do a good enough job. I use something like an Engineer PA-09 but I'm sure you'll get lots of opinions if you ask what people prefer.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +2 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Verify Answer
    • Reject Answer
    • Cancel
  • chibbs
    0 chibbs over 4 years ago in reply to Fred27

    Thanks, that looks hopeful. Wish they had the 5pos housing, but I may buy the contacts from them. Good lead on a crimp tool. Are there ones that are easier to learn with? Better to buy a cheap pair to ruin while learning then a better pair, or buy good ones right from the get-go?

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up +1 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Verify Answer
    • Cancel
  • chibbs
    0 chibbs over 4 years ago in reply to chibbs

    Well, they did show the 5pos connector, but apparently no US stock, so they wanted me to order 387 pieces, lol. Still, now that I know what I'm looking for it will be easier to find.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Verify Answer
    • Cancel
Reply
  • chibbs
    0 chibbs over 4 years ago in reply to chibbs

    Well, they did show the 5pos connector, but apparently no US stock, so they wanted me to order 387 pieces, lol. Still, now that I know what I'm looking for it will be easier to find.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Verify Answer
    • Cancel
Children
  • hugohu
    0 hugohu over 4 years ago in reply to chibbs

    You could always purchase directly from Molex...

     

    Chances are if you ask for a sample of those they'll happily send you some... after a bit of time.

    • Cancel
    • Vote Up 0 Vote Down
    • Sign in to reply
    • Verify Answer
    • Cancel
element14 Community

element14 is the first online community specifically for engineers. Connect with your peers and get expert answers to your questions.

  • Members
  • Learn
  • Technologies
  • Challenges & Projects
  • Products
  • Store
  • About Us
  • Feedback & Support
  • FAQs
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal and Copyright Notices
  • Sitemap
  • Cookies

An Avnet Company © 2025 Premier Farnell Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Premier Farnell Ltd, registered in England and Wales (no 00876412), registered office: Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds LS12 2NE.

ICP 备案号 10220084.

Follow element14

  • X
  • Facebook
  • linkedin
  • YouTube