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Hi, I am looking to identify the connector that is commonly used in the Computers Industry for controlling 5V ARGB lighting. I am trying to make multiple cables using 3 pin JST PH Female to the unknown connector head.
The connector head has a pitch of 0.1 inch (2.54 mm) and a pin length of around 3.2mm - 3.7mm.
The pin order as follows:
- 5V
- Data Out
- Blank (No pin)
- Ground
The connector head does have variations in its shape as seen in the provided pictures. However, the pins still remain the same.
I would like to be provided with the exact part numbers as well as how to make my connector cables look more professional. As of currently, my connectors have been rather stringy and the individual wires do not stay together unlike how the professionally made connectors do.
Thank you for your inquiry.
The connector on your Amazon examples isn’t anything we’re going to have access to. When you see a nice neat strain relief like that that is what they call a custom overmold, where they’re injection molding the connector in house.
Which side of the cable do you need to replicate? If we knew what diameter pins they use we could potentially come up with some options from manufacturers like Mill-Max or Preci-Dip, You’d maybe just have to cut a pin off here or there.
801-13-004-10-007000 Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp. | Connectors, Interconnects | DigiKey
380-10-104-00-001000 Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp. | Connectors, Interconnects | DigiKey
But it’s most likely just as easy to buy those cables from Amazon if you need those and hack one end off and crimp JST connectors on.
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The female portion is the primary point of interest, since the male-to-male pin adapters are readily available.
I would prefer to avoid destroying / damaging perfectly functional cables.
Just to clarify, I do not exactly need a perfect copy of the overmold. At the very least, I need enough length / gripable area on the connector. I have attempted to solder my own connector using the products you have shared in your post. Due to the lack of size / length of the black plastic portion, they are extremely difficult to work with and are rather fragile.
I would like to have the black plastic portion to be as long as a female 2.54mm pitch dupont connector. Is there an alternate compatible product that supports a crimp-style connection with black housing for the pins?
The pin diameter appears to have a target of 0.5 mm without accounting for manufacturing tolerances / variation.
I’ve had to deal with ARGB headers a few times now and here’s what I’ve come up with:
- 12v RGB and ARGB use the same headers
- they are machine pin headers, 0.020" (0.5mm) diameter pins with 0.10" pitch (2.54mm)
- in most cases the strain relief is actually not injection molded even though it looks like it, it’s a well fit strain relief boot that just slides on and maybe has a little glue inside holding it there. If you search hard enough on eBay you can find slide-on strain relief boots, so if you want to make a cable rather than PCB mounted connector you just slide the boot on the cable, solder the 3 pins, and slide the boot down.
- most of the male to male connectors to join the two female ends are very short and fall out easily, I’m not sure if the female ends are just poor quality and have weak grip or if longer pins would help. In most cases I would advise coming up with a strain relief mechanism to hold cables in place such as holes in the pcb for a zip tie, or in the case of two cables zip ties on each attached to each other or possibly hot glue (which will come off fairly easily but not fall off).
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