Kits available for making female connectors for PCB headers?

look in a Molex catalog or Digikey catalog rw

Lost for words !

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And so on.

Graham

OK, looks like the terms I was looking for were things like "wire-to- board", "crimp housings", "crimp terrminals", etc.

Thanks all.

-Mr. INTJ San Diego

Hmmm, still not finding things in kit form...

Is it necessary to buy crimp pins, connectors and headers (and a crimping tool?) separately, or are there kits available somewhere?

If they're available from Molex, DigiKey or Mouser, I haven't seen them, but maybe I just don't know what to look for.

-Mr. INTJ San Diego

Nay, nay! See, for example, Molex kit KK-100

with 0.1" pin headers, receptacle housings, receptacles, and crimper. To be quite honest regarding the crimper they include, well, sucks is just too kind. Waldom/Molex has a few other "complete" kits for various sizes and styles; catalog at

For the OP, this crimper (available at other sites, of course) is far, far better than what the kit above includes. It's also reasonably priced and can be used on most small, open-barrel style connectors like DB-style contacts.

Only if that's what you want to use. You could use screw terminals and lugs if you like and have the space.

You comitted the cardinal sin of forgetting to tell us what is you're trying to do and why.

Graham

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Excellent! Thanks Rich.