What is this part?

Hi folks,

I'm sure this is a totally noob-central question, but what on earth is this sprung end-piece connector on a SDC called?! I've looked everywhere for an answer and I can't find a name for it.

I want to get a few and it's driving me batty. 

I'm going to feel like an idiot when someone tells me, (and rightly so, I'm sure), but right now I have no bloody idea and I've spent days trying to search for the part name when I could've been doing interesting things like laying out a PCB.

Sigh.  :-[

Cheers!

Graeme

Like Shakespeare said ...


Welcome BTW. 

micaddict said:

Like Shakespeare said ...


Welcome BTW. 

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"Now is the hour of our discontent"... That certainly fits the bill!  ;D

Pogo pin (spring loaded connector)

Hmm, those pogo pins look really fun to find a use for, but I'm thinking about the whole plastic, pin, wire, and spring part on the end. I've seen them in a bunch of mics, but never a name for them and that makes it quite hard to buy the little buggers! 

GraemeWoller said:

"Now is the hour of our discontent"... That certainly fits the bill!  ;D

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Um ...  :

Anyway, I was thinking of another quote.

Which quote?

I support the pogo pin. It has spring, pin, and is solderable.

You won't get any closer with off-the-shelf components, I think.

Jakob E.

GraemeWoller said:

Which quote?

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What's in a name?

(That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.)

GraemeWoller said:

I've looked everywhere for an answer and I can't find a name for it.

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I think you're looking for a custom-made part, but one part of the answer may be this
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/spring-test-probes/5424990/
Google "spring loaded test probe"

Thanks for the help everyone, I really appreciate it!

And thanks for the Shakespeare micaddict!  ;D

How have other people handled SDCs with screw-in capsules around here? I haven't noticed many diy SDC mics on the forum but it's certainly been fun working out the internals!!

Here's another image I've found that's a little clearer.

Yes!!

Those things! 

Surely they're avaliable off the shelf?

GraemeWoller said:

Surely they're avaliable of the shelf?

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Naah! Custom part.

abbey road d enfer said:

Naah! Custom part.

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Stink! Well, I guess that means I'm going to have to get custom too... Always nice to have a challenge!

GraemeWoller said:

Stink! Well, I guess that means I'm going to have to get custom too... Always nice to have a challenge!

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I would think it's relatively easy to make with a 3-D printer.

abbey road d enfer said:

I would think it's relatively easy to make with a 3-D printer.

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Yeah, that's a good call. I've never designed anything for a printer before, but I'm a good learner so it shouldn't be too hard to sketch up and get printed somewhere.

There might be a market there for other folks who're making SDCs.

I might have to start a thread documenting  my whole project. I'm sure the trials and tribulations may be useful to someone.

Yeah, that's a good call. I've never designed anything for a printer before, but I'm a good learner so it shouldn't be too hard to sketch up and get printed somewhere.

There might be a market there for other folks who're making SDCs.

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Go for it.
And yes, distribute them to other folks.
Best of all ... you get to name the part. 

Totally, might need to start a dedicated thread for that, since they don't seem to have a name already.

"SDC Pointybit™"