These copper conductors are left uncovered on each end and then tin plated to make electrical contact with the connector. A stiffener is bonded to the cable end which provides mechanical stability for the exposed copper conductors during mating and unmating. This type of cable is used when a straight one-to-one connection is required. FPC Terminal block: Flexible Printed Circuits (FPC) are similar in construction to the FFC except that copper film is chemically etched to produce a specific pattern.

 

 

While these circuits are custom made for each application, various shapes and geometrics can solve the toughest packaging problems. Ribbon Cables: Ribbon cable terminal block are designed to be used with multi-way IDC terminal block in such a way that many IDC connections can be made at once, saving time in applications where many connections are needed. These terminal block are not designed to be reusable, but can often be re-used if care is taken when removing the cable. PCB Terminal block: Printed circuit board (PCB) mounted terminal blocks allow individual wires to be connected to the circuit board. PCB mounted terminal blocks are soldered to the board, but they are available in a pull-apart version that allows the wire-connecting half of the block to be unplugged from the part that is soldered to the PCB.

 

 

These terminal block are used e.g. in equipment for data, measurement and control technology as well as power and industrial electronics. DIN Terminal block: A DIN connector is a connector that conforms to one of the many standards defined by DIN. DIN terminal block are used widely in personal computers. For example, the keyboard connector for PCs is a DIN connector.DIN 41612 terminal block are used widely to connect network equipment, such as routers and switches. USB Terminal block : USB connects computer peripherals such as mice, keyboards, cameras, printers, flash & hard drives using USB cables, USB hubs, USB wireless devices, USB boosters, USB extenders, USB extension cables, USB terminal block, USB serial adapters and USB 3.0 PCMCIA Terminal block: The PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) connector (also called the "PC-Card" connector) is used to connect PCMCIA peripherals to computers, generally laptops.