The Electronic Connector Book: A practical handbook and field guide for the interconnects used in the electronics industry

This practical book gives you a hands-on understanding of connectors, terminals, device sockets, adapters, and terminal blocks used in electronic assemblies and electrical installations. It familiarizes you with the available connection solutions and guides you through selecting the optimal one for your application. It steps you through the process of identifying a given interconnect. It classifies and describes each interconnect class, from a pin to a large industrial connector. It describes proper connector use and steers you away from common mistakes. This hands-on resource covers dozens of applications, with over 1200 figures and 220 tables. It is written for the repair person, the designer, the project manager, the technician, the purchasing agent, and the electronic enthusiast. The Identiconn interactive online utility to select and identify connectors complements this book. Content overview: Terminology, classification, history Characterization: functionality, termination, mount, mating, characteristics, specifications Identification and selection by application and requirements A comprehensive description of each class of components: Test interconnects: probes, alligator clips, grabber clips, IC clips Terminals:wire-, board-, and panel-mount; magnet wire; foil Wire splices: insulation displacement, crimp, solder, poke-in, level, twist-on Wiring interconnects: mechanical connectors, ground lugs, neutral blocks, Terminal Junction Systems Junction and barrier blocks: junction studs and blocks; panel-mount and PCB-mount barrier blocks Terminal blocks: panel-mount, feedthrough, PCB, 2-piece pluggable, DIN rail Board-in interconnects: wire-mount, cable-mount, PCB-mount Device sockets: battery and fuse clips and holders, IC sockets, PC card sockets, card edge, FFC/FPC Compression interconnects: pogo, spring leaf, test fixture probes, SKEDD, Zebra, EMI shielding Shroudless strips: PCB headers, plugs, stackers, jumpers Rectangular connectors: wire-to-wire, wire-to-board, board-to-board, drawer, bump, RAST, automotive Single-circuit connectors: quick-connect, banana, RC bullet, solar unipole, Camlock, immersion Concentric connectors: phone, coaxial barrel power, phono Coax connectors: interior, microwave, N, BNC, F, TNC, telecom, high-voltage, twinax, triax Circular connectors: XLR, DIN, MIL, IEC, slim, automotive, e-bike, LED lighting Exterior signal connectors: D-shell, Modular, Data I/O, Video Exterior power connectors: AC power, appliance couplers, EV