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This might be what your looking for or something similar

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From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of=
 Josh Koffman
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 10:07 PM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: [EE] Connector Choice

Hi all,

Remember those other projects that suddenly got dumped on my lap?
Here's one of them. I have a request to help someone who is using LED tape =
as part of an art installation. The tricky part is that the exhibit travels=
, and he wants to be able to connect and disconnect the strips. Traditional=
ly JST connectors seem to be what is usually used for this. He has some con=
cerns about the lifetime of such a connector though. It would be nice to no=
t have to spend a lot of time repairing or replacing connectors.

So, does anyone have any suggestions for other connectors to use? I'm consi=
dering Molex KK, so I'd be interested if anyone has any reasons I should mo=
ve on from those as well.

I'd say a 4 pin connector would cover most applications, but a 5 or 6 pin m=
ight be handy to get extra +V and gnd lines. Locking (of some kind, frictio=
n or otherwise) would probably be a must.

In a perfect world, I'd love to find a robust connector that could be place=
d on a very short set of leads, allowing the pieces of tape to butt up agai=
nst each other. Then, extensions could be made if the ends aren't going to =
be that close.

Any thoughts or pointers?

Thanks!

Josh
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