This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Knife Connectors category on DigiKey.com
Knife Connector terminals are Non-Gendered single conductor electrical devices. The style of these terminals allows one of them to be mated to another of the same size. For wire gauges from 8 AWG to 22 AWG and being insulated or non-insulated with the overall length ranging from 0.640” (16.26mm) to 1.260” (32.00mm).
SelectionCharacteristics
Length - Overall: Indicates the overall length of the device.
Height Stacking (Mating): Indicates the connection height when two knife connectors are mated/connected.
Wire Gauge: The wire size or size range with which a product is designed for use, typically expressed in terms of American Wire Gauge.
Insulation: Indicates whether or not the device is insulated.
Color: The dominant color of the device.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | 696451-1 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | A136447-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity AMP Connectors |
| DESCRIPTION | Red Terminals - Knife Connectors 16-22 AWG Insulated |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 3240015 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 277-9644-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Phoenix Contact |
| DESCRIPTION | Red Terminals - Knife Connectors 16-20 AWG Insulated |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | FVDAH-2 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | FVDAH-2-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | JST Sales America Inc. |
| DESCRIPTION | Blue Terminals - Knife Connectors 14-16 AWG Insulated |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |


