Homebrew PCBs

Hi-
These are grat, but a little expensive.  I have some 0.1" centred ones.  
They also come in a wide variety of units: single to 12.  Have a look at 
the http://www.digikey.com catalog, serach for Phoenix. 
David

ballendo wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I'm not Rick, but the green color is a tipoff. They're likely Phoenix 
>connectors, and they're available at mouser and digi-key. You can get 
>these kind of screw terminals a number of places, and the "other" 
>major mfr's. products are blue. Usually they come in .200 and .156" 
>inch size, and 5mm metric (pin spacing) Sold in 2 and 3 screw units, 
>they have "dovetails" so you can join them up as long as you need.
>
>Some types are what's called "pluggable", which means you solder a 
>strip which looks just like a typical pin header, and the screw 
>terminal part fits onto this. That way, once you're wired up, you can 
>remove the connector to remove/replace the unit. Without re-wiring 
>everything.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>Ballendo
>
>P.S. You usually design the s/m cover to surround the screw 
>terminals. Some types have a "ledge" across the back to help. The 
>sides are easy.
>  
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