This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Lugs category on DigiKey.com
Rectangular connectors or rectangular terminals are commonly found in grounding applications. These single conductor connectors are similar to ring connectors as they crimp onto a wire and mate with a stud. They are available in a variety of wire gauges including 26 AWG up to 0 AWG. These terminals come in a variety of styles such as: grounding lug, rectangular tongue, ring, tubular ring, wire terminal, and standard. They can be insulated or non-insulated and come in a variety of widths and lengths.
SelectionCharacteristics
Terminal Type: Indicates the style and configuration of the device.
Stud/Tab Size: Indicates the size of a fastener that a terminal is designed to accommodate.
Terminal Style: Indicates the geometry of the mating surface of the connection.
Tab Thickness: Indicates the through-plane thickness of the mating region of the lug’s tab.
Length - Overall: Indicates the overall length of the device.
Width - Outer Edges: The distance across the widest portion of a terminal, at the region typically used to connect the terminal to an application using a threaded fastener.
Mounting Type: Indicates how the device is attached.
Termination: Selection of termination style used to connect the device to a system, such as crimp or screw.
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.
Features: These are different capabilities or properties of the device such as gel-filled or heavy duty.
Color: The dominant color of the device.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | CB70-14-CY |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 298-10399-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Panduit Corp |
| DESCRIPTION | Terminal Connector Rectangular Lug, Grounding 2-12 AWG 1/4 Stud |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 35279 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 35279-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | TE Connectivity AMP Connectors |
| DESCRIPTION | Terminal Connector Rectangular Rectangular Tongue 14-16 AWG 8 Stud |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 30023 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 3M162526-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | 3M |
| DESCRIPTION | Terminal Connector Rectangular Standard 2 AWG 5/16 Stud |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 1494420000 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 281-1494420000-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Weidmüller |
| DESCRIPTION | Terminal Connector Rectangular |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |