[sdiy] Connectors

[Graham Atkins]

Tony,

On 5 Dec 2008, at 20:54, Tony Clark wrote:

>>> Take a look at Amp (Tyco) receptacles and crimp-n-poke terminals.
>>
>> I'd love it if someone could point me in the direction of a  
>> specific part
>> series and a specific low-cost crimp tool. I tried using some  
>> needle-nose
>> pliers and solder to assemble what I think were Amp crimp-n-poke
>> terminals,
>> although I'm quite sure that that wasn't their official name. :-)
>
>   They are referred to as MTA connectors and come in 0.100 (MTA-100)  
> and
> 0.156 (MTA-156) flavors.  There is also a similar style connector by
> Panduit, but you probably won't find them at most electronic  
> retailers.

And Molex do similar parts.

Graham