Re: Help ID'ing a connector

On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:52:24 -0400 Tman <x@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Gracious group, I'd like to pick up some connectors from Digi Key et al, 
>  but the world of connectors is very wide, and I'd like to know if 
>there are industry names or other ways of narrowing down the connectors 
>that I need.  There's two;
>
>First one, the type of connector is just like the traditional IDE or 
>floppy drive connector on motherboards.  I need that in 10 pin, 16 pin, 
>etc. but that basic style.  What's it called?

I call it a box header.
Tyco part #5103308 [-X] Put the number into Digikey's search engine.


>Second type -- well you have to see a picture. Pls see 
>http://home.comcast.net/~tman9/connectors.jpg
  I need the right thing 
>to plug into J7, the red connector on this SBC.  Just to the left of it, 
>you'll see the style of the other connector that I reference above.

Something like this:
http://media.digikey.com/photos/Molex/22-12-2034.jpg

Digikey part #WM2717-ND is similar to what's on your board, other than it
being right angle. Shouldn't be too tough to find a mate using that
information. (Click on the catalog link part way down the page)