This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Spring Loaded category on DigiKey.com
Products in the spring-loaded connector family are interconnect products supporting two or more independent circuits, and which incorporate a spring-action mechanism of some form in order to enable contact to be established despite modest variations in relative positioning, while minimizing insertion and extraction forces and their related wear mechanisms. They are commonly used in charging cradles for mobile equipment such as barcode scanners or handheld portable radios.
SelectionCharacteristics
Connector Type: Indicates the style and configuration of the device.
Number of Contacts: Indicates the number of distinct conductors presented at a connector’s mating interface and the number of electrical contact points present within a connector.
Pitch: Indicates the center-to-center spacing between adjacent pins.
Number of Rows: Indicates how many rows the connector has.
Row Spacing: The nominal center distance between rows of contacts of a connector.
Mounting Type: Indicates how the device is attached.
Material: Indicates the material composition of the device.
Contact Finish: Indicates the finish/plating material applied to the contacts of the device.
Contact Finish Thickness: Indicates the thickness of the finish/plating material applied to the contacts of a device.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | IPS-4102T-01Y900 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 2248-IPS-4102T-01Y900TR-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | IRISO USA Inc. |
| DESCRIPTION | 1 Position Spring Compression Contact, Non-Gendered Connector Surface Mount |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 829-22-001-20-001101 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | ED90502-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp. |
| DESCRIPTION | 1 Position Spring Piston Connector Through Hole, Right Angle |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 399-10-101-10-008000 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | ED8364-01-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp. |
| DESCRIPTION | 1 Position Spring Mating Target Connector Through Hole, Right Angle |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 9155002100006 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 478-11681-2-ND - Tape & Reel (TR) |
| MANUFACTURER | KYOCERA AVX |
| DESCRIPTION | 2 Position Spring Battery Contact Connector Surface Mount |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | PH1-3F-02-FVP-24415-C1 |
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| DIGI-KEY PART # | 2057-PH1-3F-02-FVP-24415-C1-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Adam Tech |
| DESCRIPTION | 2 Position Spring Piston Connector Through Hole |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
MediaLinks
Videos
Compressive Board-to-Board (BTB) Connectors
Product Training Modules
Spring-Loaded Connectors - Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp.
TechForum
Connecting Spring Loaded Contacts