Does anyone know where I can buy IN QUANTITY the coil spring
solderless terminals commonly used on hobby kits like the "100 in One"
experimenters kits sold by Radio Shack, etc.?

Bruce Kizerian kk7zz
www.elmerdude.com

On 23 Jan 2004 06:35:56 -0800 (Bruce Kizerian)
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can buy IN QUANTITY the coil spring
solderless terminals commonly used on hobby kits like the "100 in One"
experimenters kits sold by Radio Shack, etc.?

I'll bet that any number of spring companies would be happy to make
them for you.

I've never seen them offered as a standard product by anyone, but they
MIGHT be out there somewhere.

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Jim Adney
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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"Jim Adney" wrote in message
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On 23 Jan 2004 06:35:56 -0800 (Bruce Kizerian)
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can buy IN QUANTITY the coil spring
solderless terminals commonly used on hobby kits like the "100 in One"
experimenters kits sold by Radio Shack, etc.?

I'll bet that any number of spring companies would be happy to make
them for you.

I've never seen them offered as a standard product by anyone, but they
MIGHT be out there somewhere.

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Jim Adney
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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Seems to me, I've seen some springs for sale via some electronics
companies. Not sure what they titled them as, but I am damned sure I've seen
them! Most of my catalogs are boxed in preparation to move or I'd look
through them to try to find those items. I could be wrong, but it does seem
to me I have seen them! MNS

Sitting here thinking, if the company sells terminal strips, then they
probably sell the springs. I've seen them in same category. Try maybe MCM
Electronics, JP Martin (Marlin) - sorry brain freeze on this one, Hosfelt,
Mouser, Digikey. MNS

"MR NO SPAM" wrote in message
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"Jim Adney" wrote in message
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On 23 Jan 2004 06:35:56 -0800 (Bruce Kizerian)
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can buy IN QUANTITY the coil spring
solderless terminals commonly used on hobby kits like the "100 in One"
experimenters kits sold by Radio Shack, etc.?

I'll bet that any number of spring companies would be happy to make
them for you.

I've never seen them offered as a standard product by anyone, but they
MIGHT be out there somewhere.

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Jim Adney
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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Seems to me, I've seen some springs for sale via some electronics
companies. Not sure what they titled them as, but I am damned sure I've
seen
them! Most of my catalogs are boxed in preparation to move or I'd look
through them to try to find those items. I could be wrong, but it does
seem
to me I have seen them! MNS

In article ,
Jim Adney wrote:
On 23 Jan 2004 06:35:56 -0800 (Bruce Kizerian)
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can buy IN QUANTITY the coil spring
solderless terminals commonly used on hobby kits like the "100 in One"
experimenters kits sold by Radio Shack, etc.?

I'll bet that any number of spring companies would be happy to make
them for you.

I've never seen them offered as a standard product by anyone, but they
MIGHT be out there somewhere.

Vector used to have the T30 and T32 series of terminals that were
spring loaded, but they weren't on their web site when I checked today.
Maybe one of their competitors like Keystone or OK Tool. Or perhaps
some East Asian company. What do to they sell for prototyping stuff
in Hong Kong?

Mark Zenier Washington State resident

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 10:52:17 -0500, "MR NO SPAM"
wrote:

"Jim Adney" wrote in message
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On 23 Jan 2004 06:35:56 -0800 (Bruce Kizerian)
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can buy IN QUANTITY the coil spring
solderless terminals commonly used on hobby kits like the "100 in One"
experimenters kits sold by Radio Shack, etc.?

Seems to me, I've seen some springs for sale via some electronics
companies. Not sure what they titled them as, but I am damned sure I've seen
them! Most of my catalogs are boxed in preparation to move or I'd look
through them to try to find those items. I could be wrong, but it does seem
to me I have seen them! MNS

I recall seeing them some years ago, used for breadboarding and
experimentation. Try the usual suspects like Newark.

I would expect them to be problematic at higher frequencies.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

In article , (Mark Zenier)
writes:

In article ,
Jim Adney wrote:
On 23 Jan 2004 06:35:56 -0800 (Bruce Kizerian)
wrote:

Does anyone know where I can buy IN QUANTITY the coil spring
solderless terminals commonly used on hobby kits like the "100 in One"
experimenters kits sold by Radio Shack, etc.?

I'll bet that any number of spring companies would be happy to make
them for you.

I've never seen them offered as a standard product by anyone, but they
MIGHT be out there somewhere.

Vector used to have the T30 and T32 series of terminals that were
spring loaded, but they weren't on their web site when I checked today.
Maybe one of their competitors like Keystone or OK Tool. Or perhaps
some East Asian company. What do to they sell for prototyping stuff
in Hong Kong?

A possible solution is (if those are still made), the "springs" used
in cable harness wiring boards. Those are conventional springs
with wide spacing, the ends slammed into nail-like points. When
literally hammered into a wooden board, the springs still allow
some flexure enough to hold an insulated wire in place.

Not a good solution since the turns on the spring are wide and I've
never seen the spring surface plated with anything resisting
corrosion. Those are (or were) quite cheap but available only from
a few vendors. [I was in R&D, not in production...]

The push-into-place, hold-wire-ends-by-friction prototype bread-
boards seem to be quite popular with hobbyists. Most of those
I've seen are made offshore. Those are easier to use, hold as
tightly as cable harness springs and have their own "backing
board."

Len Anderson
retired (from regular hours) electronic engineer person