Dell's solution to the 16-pin connector overheating issues seems to bea custom connector to lock it into place. At least, ...

This article discusses the essential considerations of mounting connectors on PCBs. These aspects include the pin assignments for signals and grounds, stubs due to the pins of through-hole or ...

Searching for the right trailer wiring can be tiresome. There are many industry standards that don't lend themselves useful to the layman. Every standard is there for a reason, so don't go wiring your ...

On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...

DIY-APE has reached an important milestone in developing the back-plug ecosystem for PC DIYers. BTF3.0 (via Uniko's Hardware) is designed so that no cabling is needed between your PSU, motherboard, or ...

I2C is a wonderful interface. With four wires and only two GPIOs, you can connect a whole lot of sensors and devices – in parallel, at that! You will see I2C used basically everywhere, in every phone, ...

We all like to standardise. But there doesn’t appear to be any pin number system defined for one of the most popular wire-to-board connector sets. Marking the PCB pin header isn’t so important, as the ...

With the iPhone 5, Apple switched away from the long used 30-pin dock connector to a smaller Lightning dock connector. This means that users will need to switch accessories or purchase a Lightning to ...

I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, everything just plugs in where it should. But there is one aspect of putting ...

But now we have a trio of new images from Korean tech publication QuasarZone, which shows off the new Molex Micro-Fit 3.0 12-pin connector. The new 12-pin connector has smaller pins than the normal ...

Forward-looking: As cases of burning and melting RTX 5090 power cables continue to mount, Asus has demonstrated that its new Back to the Future (BTF) power connector design can maintain safe ...

Those three dots on your iPad aren't just for show. Find out what those actually do and the one accessory that makes them ...