Where I can buy those??

[tony_M]

I just found another DIY page on the internet and found some thing interesting.

Pls see picture....

Wondering where I can find those "pin" for the connection.

Tks a lot

[Face]

They look fancy, but why would you want to add more parts to the signal path?

[Drew_V]

They look almost like test point pins.

But I agree, why would you want to make TWO solder connections for every one?

[john trials]

I would think digikey.com would have them. Unfortunately, I did a search and couldn't find them...but I'm not sure what they are called! Digikey has a HUGE selection of parts. In my previous job, I used to buy open-frame power supplies, and the power connections were that same pin.

[BobEllis]

You might find them listed as standoffs.

If the goal is to raise the components off the board, you could use a nylon or other plastic standoff like Digikey part 492-1073-ND http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...me=492-1073-ND although they are fairly expensive. I've seen people use bits of plastic tubing they cut to length or plastic beads from a child's necklace kit.

I just use a lead bender to give a nice clean appearance and mount the resistors a bit proud of the board if there is any appreciable dissipation.

[tony_M]

They look almost like test point pins.

But I agree, why would you want to make TWO solder connections for every one?

Yes that is true, but I am looking for direct connect with silver wire instead of PCB.

@Bobellis, I don't the the plastic tube can be used since I need to solder it

I will try to call digikey to look

[motorider200]

Would one of these work. http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...keywords=r31/c

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?vendor=0&keywords=t68/c

[NickS]

Those are called TURRET TERMINALS

http://www.keyelco.com/products/standard-turret-terminals-prod.asp?SubCategoryID=105

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts-cats/terminals-turret-connectors-interconnects

The ones i've seen require a special tool to flare the end that goes through the PCB to crimp it in place. I suppose you could also solder them in place, but when you solder the component lead to it the solder on the PCB will probably re-melt also.

[cbark]

NickS is right on. I immediately thought of Keystone as a manufacturer.

Those terminals are usually used as an inexpensive means to allow an end user to connect a wire to a circuit board. Wrap the wire around the terminal, solder, done. No expensive terminal block needed. You see them a lot on cheap linear power supplies.

If you look at the picture above, you will notice that the “circuit board” is not a circuit board but a connection board. Probably used to cover up the mess of wires underneath the product. If you were to flip that board over it would look like a wire factory threw up. Definitely made somewhere labor is cheap.