Help identify a terminal type

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Help identify a terminal type - Lemmy.World

Hey all, Can anyone help in identifying these terminals? I haven’t come across these before, and it’s not clear how the retention mechanism works. I’ve already broken and lost the orange clip from the AUX terminal by playing around. I need 0V and OSC to connect a smart relay to my garage door. I can’t afford to break another… Thank you!

Those are 100% spring terminals as the other person mentioned. I use these in my designs, you’ll need to press the orange buttons quite hard as they’re meant to work even in rocketry applications where bolted electrical connections may loosen.

Thank you! Something concrete to go on. Is there a specific name these go by? I couldn’t find them by searching.

I think I have two issues to work through. I’m not sure I applied enough pressure to actuate the spring (access may be a limiting factor in-situ), and I was using an extremely fine gauge of wire. I doubt it would have the stiffness to push in.

Would a stalk lug work to provide added stiffness to the conductor, or does this terminal expect something malleable?

These are made by te connectivity, horrendous datasheets, but pretty good products. I’m more a Phoenix man myself but you work with what you’ve got in stock: www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/…/5872966

The drawings are found towards the bottom of that page, scroll way down to see “product drawings”.

I don’t think these care about malleability too much, they’ll pinch whatever you can fit into its maw.

Good luck, glad I could help 👍

That’s great. Thank you again!