Use BERG connectors. They crimp onto the wire and you can have as many or as few as you wish. Check Newark Electronics. That's where we got the last. You can get the pins and the bodies and make connectors any size you need. The bodies are plastic and can be cut down to individual=20 pieces that slip and lock over the female pin. These will then fit on ..025" male header pins. Regards, Jim > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [EE] 1-position connector? > From: Neil > Date: Thu, February 21, 2019 8:11 pm > To: piclist@mit.edu >=20 >=20 > This would be great if there was a male plug that would work with it. =20 > But it's designed to accept plain wire. Which is interesting in itself,= =20 > for other purposes. Add to evaluation order. > https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/avx-corporation/009296003202906= /478-9534-2-ND/5161722 >=20 > Cheers, > -Neil. >=20 >=20 >=20 > On 2/21/2019 7:24 PM, Neil wrote: > > I haven't but will investigate. I would like prefer some type of "body= " > > around the pin though, to look more "finished". Perhaps I can 3D-print > > something for that. > > FWIW, I'll have to do a couple hundred of these. > > > > > > > > On 2/21/2019 4:22 PM, AB Pearce - UKRI STFC wrote: > >> Have you thought about using D-Sub pins? Solder or crimp ones can be g= ot that accept 20AWG. > >> Heat shrink over the pin after fitting the wire makes a quite reasonab= le 1 pin connector. > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu On Behalf Of N= eil > >> Sent: 21 February 2019 19:28 > >> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > >> Subject: Re: [EE] 1-position connector? > >> > >> I've been looking through the Keystone offerings and found a plug that= may work size-wise (0.19" OD, so I can stack 3 side-by-side easily). > >> But not sure of friction... keystone says there is some "springiness" = in there, but they don't test for repeated cycles, so not sure how long it = will last. I will order some to experiment with, but that will have to wai= t a few weeks until I return. > >> > >> Loop test points won't work as I need these to protrude out the side o= f the housing, so they'll have to mount to the edge of my PCB. The user sh= ould just be able to plug them in from outside the enclosure. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 2/21/2019 1:39 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > >>> Keystone has a bunch more options for "test points". > >>> https://www.keyelco.com/category.cfm/keyelco/Test-Points-Tips-Probes-= C > >>> lips/id/518 > >>> > >>> Would one of the through-hole or surface mount loop terminals on the > >>> board and a test clip on the wire work for you? > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:47 AM Neil wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I'm having issues finding a small 1-position board-to-wire connector > >>>> for use as a test lead on a custom product. It needs to be small, > >>>> and accept 20-gauge wire (or 18 gauge). And I will use 3 > >>>> side-by-side, and have about 20-21 mm width for it. > >>>> > >>>> My first thought was to use a 2mm banana jack, but for whatever > >>>> reason, the 2mm jacks and plugs I'm finding don't fit each other, > >>>> other than say matched sets from companies like Pomona, which gets > >>>> quite pricey. And they're still wide anyway. > >>>> Common 0.1"-spacing headers with wires on dupont connectors would've > >>>> been great if only they could've accepted 20-gauge wire. If someone > >>>> makes something similar with say 0.15" spacing, I think it would be = ideal. > >>>> > >>>> I'm currently investigating this, but I'd have to cut off the side > >>>> locking tabs... *cringe*. And not sure how secure the connectors > >>>> will be without them. Perhaps the 3-position header can accept 3 > >>>> separate 1-position plugs? Will have to experiment. > >>>> > >>>> https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/te-connectivity-amp-connec= t > >>>> ors/1-794374-1/A130985-ND/1860852 > >>>> > >>>> I'm also looking at using test points like this, but the solder tab > >>>> at the end may make mounting in an enclosure with the jack easily > >>>> accessible challenging... > >>>> > >>>> https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/keystone-electronics/6050/= 3 > >>>> 6-6050-ND/316474 > >>>> > >>>> Surely someone makes a workable option? 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