Guide Common Wire-To-Board, Wire-To-Wire Connectors, And Crimp Tools

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Contents​

• Original / Generic tool comparison
• Why to not solder contacts
• Mini-PV – Amphenol, M20 – Harwin (and other “DuPont” clones)
• Common JST Connectors
• Molex KK 254 / KK .100
• SL (Molex), AMPMODU MTE (TE Connectivity)
• M22 (Harwin), Milli-Grid (Molex)
• Tiger Eye 2.0mm (Samtec)
• CGrid III (Molex)
• AMPMODU MOD IV (TE Connectivity)
• Molex KK 396 / KK .156
• Molex Mini-Fit Sr
• Molex Mini-Fit Jr
• Universal Mate-n-Lok (6.35mm pitch) – TE Connectivity
• Commercial Mate-n-Lok (5.08mm pitch) – TE, Formerly Tyco, Formerly AMP
• Molex Micro-Fit
• .250 FASTON, .187 FASTON – TE Connectivity
• AMP E.I.
• Molex 90331/8619 series
• AMPLIMITE (TE Connectivity)
• Molex Picoblade
• The only budget tools I use
• Other types

Common wire-to-board, wire-to-wire connectors, and crimp tools – Matt's Tech Pages

www.mattmillman.com

Insanely useful for figuring out what connector is what, which tools are worth using, and also identifies common "knock off" versions.