Looking for realy tiny connectors

kitty · Post by **kitty** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:21 pm

I'm looking for realy small connectors, 2 or 3 pin, like the tiny ones they use on fans for graphics adapters.
I need females and males and one of the 2 may be for printmounting.
Any ideas of where to get them?

Ziz · Post by **Ziz** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:37 pm

Jameco.com - interconnects

Digikey.com - scroll down to "Connectors"

kitty · Post by **kitty** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:52 pm

I already looked on both sites, but no pictures, so i don't have a clue what connectors they are describing.
And i don't know what these tiny freaking things are called.

Lord Darth Beavis · Post by **Lord Darth Beavis** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:16 am

Kitty--

Check your local radio controlled hobby shop. There are several really tiny connectors that may interest you. Tower Hobbies has quite a few that may interest you.

Lord Darth Beavis · Post by **Lord Darth Beavis** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:21 am

Kitty--

This link might be better, still.

LDB

EDIT: Look under W.S. Deans. They have some pretty small plugs that might just suit you. You can also check out the servo pigtails, as they have tiny 4-pin plugs and wires.

Umi_Ryuzuki · Post by **Umi_Ryuzuki** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:04 am

98% of the tower connectors are not micro plugs.
If any are, they are the RC servo and battery plugs,, Futaba, Hitec, Airtronics...
Servo plugs are about 14mm x 7mm x 2mm( three pin
- the battery plugs are probably about 14mm x 5mm x 2mm(2 pin)
The easiest way to get a male and female connection is to buy the
three wire servo extension wires.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wt ... +extension
two wire...
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wt ... LXPVZ6&P=7
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Any of the deans two to four pin micro plugs, the Deans Ultra is huge.
A two pin deans plug is about 7mm x 3.5mm x 5mm block with
about 5mm pins.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WT ... eans+micro

Try looking for deans plugs or something similar at
http://www.muco.nl/

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Also, maybe,

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?menuno=12328
PCB Latch Pl 2w
PCB Latch Hsng 2-Way

These may not be ideal, as the pcb plg may be designed for
mounting to circuit boards, and not suited to being wired as a
free floating plug. It might need a bit of extra shrink wrap to
insulate the terminals.

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Lord Darth Beavis · Post by **Lord Darth Beavis** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:45 pm

Hey, one person's tiny is another person's huge...

What can I say? I've got big hands!

I'd say check Radio Shack, as we used to have some pretty tiny connectors, at least by my standards.

Do you have Radio Shacks in the Netherlands?