All:
I have some mini fans (12VDC) that I would like to supply with power. They come with 2 wires mated to a white plastic male connector that snaps into a socket (you see them on PC boards and in all sort of uses - they are extremely common). I could always cut off the connector and use Posi-Locks to hook them up to individual wires from a power supply. But my curiosity got the better of me and now I have some very basic questions:
- What are these called? (It's really hard to search for something when you can't put a name to it)
- What are the sockets called?
- What's the typical wire gauge used in these connectors?
- Is it possible to get multiple jumpered sockets (like a terminal block with a bus bar)?
- What's a good place to get them? If you suggest Digi-Key, please specify a catalog page number and item number (trying to navigate that catalog makes my head explode).
- Does connecting the wires to the plastic require soldering?
Many thanks!
George
