Solderless Connectors

Positronic Industries Inc. produces a line of solderless connectors including compliant press fit D-subminiature connectors available in six package sizes, with 9-104 contacts. The company's goldfish power connectors are used in blind mating applications and feature contact current ratings up to 200 amperes per contact. Infinity power connectors are available in three package sizes and more than 19 standard contact variants, with contact current ratings up to 60 amperes per contact. The standard density combo D-subminiature connectors are used for signal, power, coax, thermocouple, and high voltage applications.

Emerson Industrial Automation produces molded phenolic covers for PMX solderless connectors, PMX solderless combination parallel gutter taps, and solderless taps used in a parallel or "T" configurations.

Molex designs and manufactures a line of solderless terminals including terminal blocks, heat sealable terminals, insulation displacement connectors, magnet wire connectors, quick disconnects, and self-contained power connectors.

NTM Nichifu America Inc. offers a variety of solderless terminals and non-insulated connector types including: open end connectors, disconnects, plug disconnects, high temperature, C-type, spade, ring, pin, butt, blade, and tubular.

MCM Electronics distributes solderless terminal and strips including barrier terminal strips, bean terminals, block fork terminals, bullet terminals, butt disconnects, closed end terminals, female tab terminals, male tab terminals, and ring terminals. The various solderless products are manufactured by 3M, Cinch, Elk Products, Ico-Rally, Ideal, Multicomp, Tyco Electronics, and Waldom Electronics.

TCC Industries produces a number of solderless connector types including: N, mini-UHF, BNC, RCA, TNC, UHF, F, SMA, FME, SMB, SMC, MCX, MMCX, MC Card, and 7/16 DIN.

Fujipoly America distributes Zebra elastomeric connectors used in LCD and EL display, flex circuit-to-board, board-to-board, burn-in socket, chip-to-board, miniature, low profile, and general electronic applications.

Marsh Electronics supplies metal shell RF combomate connectors manufactured by Tyco Electronics. The connectors accommodate RG 196 A/U or RG 178 B/U coaxial cables terminated in standard layouts. The company also distributes RF standard subminiature rectangular connectors.

Terminal Supply Co. distributes solderless terminal connectors manufactured by Deutsch, Molex, and Weatherpack. Terminal types include rings, spades, male/female connectors, uninsulated, PVC or nylon insulated, and shrink.

Hyperline Inc. develops BNC male twist-on solderless connectors for RG-58/U coaxial cable, RG-59/U coxial cable, and RG-6/U coaxial cable. The connectors feature a nickel-plated zinc shell, body, and outer contact.

On-Line Electronics is a supplier of solderless terminals and connectors manufactured by 3M, Hollingsworth, ILSCO, JST, Molex, Nichifu, and Penn-Union. Connector types available include butt, close end/pigtail, wire nuts/twist, and male/female disconnects.

Sabritec distributes solderless filter connectors that are less susceptible to thermal stresses and can provide a higher capacitance for higher density designs such as Micro-D's.

Page Auto Supply distributes a host of solderless terminals and connectors including female quick connect terminals, male quick connect terminals, terminal rings, terminal spades, crimp-on male snap plug, terminal bullet, female quick slide connectors, fusible link connectors, and male quick slide connectors.