Knife Connectors

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

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MFR PART # 696451-1
DIGIKEY PART # A136447-ND
MANUFACTURER TE Connectivity AMP Connectors
DESCRIPTION Red Terminals - Knife Connectors 16-22 AWG Insulated
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MFR PART # 3240015
DIGIKEY PART # 277-9644-ND
MANUFACTURER Phoenix Contact
DESCRIPTION Red Terminals - Knife Connectors 16-20 AWG Insulated
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MFR PART # FVDAH-2
DIGIKEY PART # FVDAH-2-ND
MANUFACTURER JST Sales America Inc.
DESCRIPTION Blue Terminals - Knife Connectors 14-16 AWG Insulated
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