I’m building a PCB to tie into a manufactured board that has 3 rows of 8 pins (24 pins) at 2.54mm spacing. Right now I’m using three 8 Position 2.54mm Straight Connector Housings and it gets confusing plugging them into the correct position. I know I can mark them but it would be better to have just one plug instead of 3.
I’ve been searching everywhere for a 24 pin connector and can’t find one. Does anybody have any suggestions? I can’t (or don’t want to) modify the manufactured board.
I found a female header that would plug right into this except that it had thru hole solder connections instead of wire connections. I was just looking for it again because I was thinking if nothing else I would mount it onto a small board and solder wires to it, but I can’t find it now.
This is the EXACT connector that’s mounted on the board. It not keyed and the plug can fit on anyway and in any direction. It’s just a simple 0.1”x0.1” pin header and there’s absolutely nothing special about it except that it has 3 rows of 8 pins. I can buy single row and double row of 8 pin connector housings to fit it from any electronics store, but not a 3 row.
Like I mentioned I have 3 standard single row plugs in it now and gluing them together may be the solution. I also thought of buying a longer 3 row plug and cutting it down to 24. Actually I could probably plug on a 30 position connecter without cutting it at all, but it would look funny.
I think I’m going to use Marks idea of just gluing together the three housings that I have now, but thanks anyway.
JohnnyB, A quick email to Jameco will get you the connector you need. Especially if you have 1/2 of the problem figured out. It may take a while Monday, but they are very responsive and reply to emails pretty quick. I had an issue with 2 rows of 5 with a key and they shipped me 10 samples for free. Not sayin they will do the same for you, but it is worth the time to email em and see.
Bob
JohnnyB, A quick email to Jameco will get you the connector you need. Especially if you have 1/2 of the problem figured out. It may take a while Monday, but they are very responsive and reply to emails pretty quick. I had an issue with 2 rows of 5 with a key and they shipped me 10 samples for free. Not sayin they will do the same for you, but it is worth the time to email em and see.
Bob
Thanks, I will do that. I’ve been buying a lot of stuff thru them recently and they are always sending me questioners, so I’m sure I’ll get a reply. I’ve been so dependent on forums that I forget about the suppliers.