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By marka_
#189906
Hi all,

I am struggling to find a suitable connector and thought I would reach out to see if anyone has any suggestions.

I need to make 9 wire-to-board connections. Each connection will have 6 pins. My ideal would be to have a 3x3 grid of connectors that would plug into the back of the PCB, imagine a grid of 3x3 USB sockets on the back of a motherboard and you can imagine what I am trying to do (but without using usb connectors, of course).

For the life of me I cannot find a suitable connector.

They essentially are going to need to take low voltage for a circuit. 2 pins will be +5v, 1 pin will be +12v and the other 3 will be GND.

If anyone has a suggestion of a connector that might work in this manner (stackable 3 high at right angles to the board) then please let me know.

Thanks,

Mark