anyone ever seen this electric connector?

[navyeoseabee]

It has to be more of electrical connector for a PC or other electronics?

this one is on a brushless motor made by novak. i am having a hard time finding these sold by singles.

any help would be great. and yes i know it is a odd thread for this site but just trying to reach out for info.

 

[txvwnut]

Molex maybe?

 

[navyeoseabee]

looked around on radio shacks website, they seem to be using round pins, and these seem alittle different.

 

[Alan Douglas]

There should be a name or logo molded into it. Do you need the mating connector, or another one like this? What is the spacing between contacts?

Where I worked, the engineers had a bad habit of using a different manufacturer's connector every time they made something new, and of using several different ones on a single pc board. It did make it impossible to plug them in wrong, but it also meant we had to have parts and crimp tools ($$$) for many different types.

One solution is to cut off that connector and put on something you like.

 

[BillK]

Check Mouser and Terminal Supply. Mousers web site is a pain to search but they will probably have it.

 

[MFolks]

Try these websites:
www.vintageconnections.com
http://www.electricalconnection.com/electrical-components/hitachi.htm
www.digikey.com
www.waytekwire.com

 

[404]

If the need is to fix the connector in the picture, it might be possible to remove that one pin and solder it to the broken wire, and put it back in.

 

[bshusted]

I would say it looks like one of the variants of the JST connector. To identify this further, we'll need the overall dimensions and spacing of the pins.

 

[navyeoseabee]

I would say it looks like one of the variants of the JST connector. To identify this further, we'll need the overall dimensions and spacing of the pins.

PERFECT!!!! Thank you !!

It is a JST ZH connector, thank you again.

i will be checking out the tips on suppliers for one.

G.J.

 

[GS-Louie]

It is a JST connector. It uses crimp on pins. The crimper tool is very expensive. I would try the manufacturer to see if a replacement cable is available. You might be able to get a short cable that you can splice in. Try an eBay search. The dimensions are very important are probably metric.

Lou

 

[BajaScout]

Try Willy's electronics. 16th and D in National City. I am a retired ETC and go there often.

 

[Alan Douglas]

We used at least one series of JST connectors. Seems to me the crimper was around $500. If it's the one I'm remembering, I hated them because you had to insert the stripped wire "blind" with no stop to tell you how far. Too far, and you were crimping around insulation instead of wire.

You can probably remove contacts by carefully prying up on the plastic retaining tabs (a single-edge razor blade usually works), and if it's just a home project you can solder wires to them and forget about crimping. Now that I look at the original photos again, I think I see where the white wire broke off.

 

[Ruger_556]

I've seen those connectors on generator motor controllers in the past, couldn't tell you where to get one though...

 

[DoyleDee]

Take a pick,push the pin out and neatly pick apart the crimped area out, solder the wire back into it and push it back into the connector. I've done this numerous times over the years with different connectors of the same type. Simple fix.

 

[edsauto]

Looks close to the PC power supply connectors

 

[navyeoseabee]

Try Willy's electronics. 16th and D in National City. I am a retired ETC and go there often.

Many thanks Chief! i will see if i can make it down there this week, if not i got couple friends that might be able to help. thanks again.

We used at least one series of JST connectors. Seems to me the crimper was around $500. If it's the one I'm remembering, I hated them because you had to insert the stripped wire "blind" with no stop to tell you how far. Too far, and you were crimping around insulation instead of wire.

You can probably remove contacts by carefully prying up on the plastic retaining tabs (a single-edge razor blade usually works), and if it's just a home project you can solder wires to them and forget about crimping. Now that I look at the original photos again, I think I see where the white wire broke off.

Alan, i did remove the female contact, i soldered it a few months ago, but because it was small to solder, or vibration it it broke off at the solder joint.
i think i can crimp the wires with some sort of tool i already have, like a dental pick and hit it with solder quickly.


i found them on ebay but i must buy a group of 25 connectors and pin just to get my one -lol

thanks for the help.

 

[boobag]

If the need is to fix the connector in the picture, it might be possible to remove that one pin and solder it to the broken wire, and put it back in.

thats what i'd do.

 

[Trey T]

take more picture with precise dimension. It looks similar to car alarm stuff I have, which is a closet full.