New Molex Wire-To-Edge-Card Power Connectors
Recently Molex has launched a new connector system the EdgeMate and we think this is a great idea. Many companies needing to reduce costs and improve connectivity will do well to learn about Molex’s new product EdgeMate. The EdgeMate interconnect system makes the PCB wire to board header redundant as the wire to board connector […]
A Soldering Terminology Guide
If you want to pick up the lingo of the soldering community and impress your colleagues by throwing in a couple to technical terms then this Soldering Terminology Guide is just for you. The following is a simple list of common terms and what they mean: Alloy A uniform mixture of two or more materials. […]
A Guide on Common Coax Connector Types
Many people find Coax Connectors confusing with so many different types it’s hard to know what they all look like and what they are for. With this guide I’m going to detail the top most common connector types and their uses to help you understand a little better: Connector type Frequency Limit Dielectric Comments […]
A Blog on USB Juice Jacking and the connector that solves this problem.
If you have not heard of Juice Jacking before then put simply it is when you plug your devices such as mobile phone into the USB port of a computer for charging you are allowing that computer to see all of your data and potentially have your data copied. Many of us are used to […]
On UL Listed and UL Recognized cable
In a previous blog post I discussed UL Wire types. However, something that does seem to come up is the question of “What is the difference between UL Listed and UL Recognized?” The answer to this question is answered with the help of Lütze Ltd, a German manufacturer of cable specialising in the area of […]
A New Guide: MPO Fibre Connectors
One of the most useful innovations in the use of fibre optics for datacoms has to be MPO (Multi-fibre Push On) and this week I will be introducing you to this great and largely under used system. If you are not familiar with MPO fibre, it is a connector for cables with four to twenty-four […]
A Guide to UL Rated Cable
Like many others out there I sometimes find the choice of UL Cable overwhelming and choosing the right cable can be difficult given the choices available. For example, say you are making a product designed for the USA Market. You know you must use UL Rated cable, but what cable do you choose, and is […]
An early engagement?
This week I bring you news of an innovation from Mill-Max: its Early Engagement Contact System. If you have never heard of early engagement it is all about a providing the fastest contact connection on the market. According to Mill-Max: “The new 0507-0-15-XX-31-27-10-0 receptacle provides an early engagement contact point, minimal overall length and accepts lead diameters […]
HDMI Cables – The Facts!
We have always said the HDMI Cables can be over priced and the latest BBC Watchdog Program has confirm what we have been saying! While normally you would expect things like gold plated contacts and more heavy duty cables to produce a better image quality with HDMI being digital these things make very little difference […]
USB Type-C is Coming soon
According to USB.ORG the development of USB of the new USB Type C Connector is well on the way, with the initial design under review by the very distinguished panel of members which will agree specifications. These are exciting times, I am sure you will agree! Some of the features we can expect are that […]
