I am trying to identify as to what type/model connector and crimping plugs I have recently come across when changing a 16x2 LCD screen in an old piece of hardware.
I am aware and possess stuff like 2.54 Dupont, and 2/3... pin JST connectors, though it does look closer to the latter.
I have pictures to illustrate, but can provide more if needed.
The plug itself has "J H" on it, but I'm not sure if that is a reference to the actual wires that are connected.
I was hoping I could buy both the plugs and the crimps...
i actually bought something similar recently, thinking they were like the female headers that you can stick jumpers in, apparently they actually come in pairs with the male plugs - the store "suggested" i had to buy the male plug as well as they sold it in pairs - it was only listed as the female half on the site.
that extra tab 'overhang' is what clips the female plug shown to the male plug which is what you need - to use this connector.
I know I don't need the male plug, as this is something that is already soldered to the motherboard, but if you have to buy them with the female plugs, thats not a problem as I can't imagine them being super expensive.
I have a work around at the moment, as 2.54mm pitch Dupont's fit in the male plugs, but I thought it would be better to have the original plug shown in the pictures.
if it's just two wires and nothing exotic going on, i'd suggest to simply cut it off and just connect your own plug - should be much simpler really, not to mention no extra cost if you already have the plugs at hand.
The main thing is identifying the pin spacing. Try to measure from the edge of one pin to the same edge on the adjacent pin. (With a 10-pin header it's easier - measure 10 pins and divide by 10.)
Once you've got that, then it should be pretty quick to go through the JST catalogue and find the connector name.
Identifying connectors is a royal pain in the ass, largely because people refer to connectors by just the company name "JST" "MOLEX", etc - as if that identifies the connector. JST and MOLEX make hundreds of different connectors in scores of styles. And the connectors all look very similar in pictures, and it's often very hard to identify which is which, especially since there are so many tiny details like the shape of connectors. My record of buying connectors that match after the fact from a real supply house with good selection is crap (with chinese crap it's better, because there are a few particularly popular styles).
I was looking last night at my pictures of when I performed a particular job that came across the connector.
It looks as though two Dupont 2.54mm connectors fit side-by-side on the pins, so I'm not sure if this makes the haystack bigger or smaller.
At the end of the day, It looks as though I can repair these particular devices using Dupont connectors and crimps, but it means labelling the red and black wires "left" and "right" just in case they are accidentally removed in the future; hence why I wanted to track down the original connectors.
