I'm working on a circuit that will handle the starter, ignition, and accessories for an automobile. I went looking for a connector to connect the PCB to the various automobile systems and I was immediately overwhelmed. Searching for "connector" in Digikey gives a jaw-dropping number of subcategories. Mouser has a category called "automotive connectors", but none of them seem to be what I'm looking for.
I'm imagining a fairly beefy connector with thick male pins to handle the large amp load. Right-angle, throughole PCB mount. And a corresponding pluggable female mate that brings the wires from the automobile systems to the board.
Can anyone suggest keywords or categories I should use to help reduce my search? Perhaps just a suggestion as to which subcategory to click on in the Digikey:
https://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=connector&stock=1
Thanks!
I'm imagining a fairly beefy connector with thick male pins to handle the large amp load. Right-angle, throughole PCB mount. And a corresponding pluggable female mate that brings the wires from the automobile systems to the board.
Can anyone suggest keywords or categories I should use to help reduce my search? Perhaps just a suggestion as to which subcategory to click on in the Digikey:
https://www.digikey.com/scripts/dksearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=connector&stock=1
Thanks!