This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Blade Type Power Connector Contacts category on DigiKey.com
Blade type power connector contacts are machined or stamped out of brass, copper, copper alloy or phosphor bronze to form high reliability male, female and non-gendered crimp or solder terminations. Depending on how often the contacts are separated, gold, silver and tin contact finishes help to reduce wear. Blade contacts are available for wire sizes 1 through 24 AWG.
SelectionCharacteristics
Contact Type: Indicates the style and gender of the contacts.
Contact Termination: Identifies how the contact attaches to the wire, such as crimp or solder.
Wire Gauge: The wire size or size range with which a product is designed for use, typically expressed in terms of American Wire Gauge.
Contact Material: Indicates the material composition of the contacts.
Contact Finish: Indicates the finish/plating material applied to the contacts.
Contact Finish Thickness: Indicates the thickness of the finish/plating material applied to the contacts.
Type: An indication of the type of body the contact has.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 261G2 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | 2243-261G2TR-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | Anderson Power Products, Inc. |
| DESCRIPTION | Blade Contact 10-14 AWG Crimp Non-Gendered Tin |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 1718250100 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | WM12411TR-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | Molex |
| DESCRIPTION | Blade Contact 10-12 AWG Crimp Female Blade Socket Silver |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 556136-1 |
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| DIGIKEY PART # | A104026TR-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity AMP Connectors |
| DESCRIPTION | Blade Contact 10-12 AWG Crimp Non-Gendered Tin |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |