| ▲ | ssl-3 5 days ago | |
I've heard it argued that "Molex" means any extruded-pin connector. Like "Kleenex" means any facial tissue that is meant to be sneezed on. (Both uses are wrong, but both also tend to promote efficient communication.) | ||
| ▲ | SAI_Peregrinus 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
And "JST" is used for any small white plastic connector with one side open showing the pins. "DuPont" means "Amphenol Mini-PV" or "Harwin M-20" or any other Mini-PV clone. | ||
| ▲ | 0_____0 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
I work a lot with connectors and I'm not really sure what you mean by extruded pin connectors. Typically the terminals are formed from sheet, unless you're using fancy 38999-style pins, which I believe are machined (and very expensive). | ||
| ▲ | msla 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
At a certain point, the genericized trademark is the correct term, like how aspirin is the correct term (only term, really) for a specific preparation of acetylsalicylic acid, even though it was a trademark of the Bayer corporation. | ||
| ▲ | hhh 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I’ve seen Molex’s part catalogue, and would expect that almost any connector could be a molex part ;) | ||