Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm
looking for (or to find it on Amazon)

I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST
power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,
if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.
But without soldering.

If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of
buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly
spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and
bolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb bus
bars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?

Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes use soldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe some
people still do.

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"john larkin" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm
looking for (or to find it on Amazon)

I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST
power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,
if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.
But without soldering.

If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of
buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly
spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and
bolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb bus
bars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?

Plenty turn up here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=busbar&udm=2

Including this one which may or may not have something suitable:

https://www.nvent.com/en-ae/eriflex/products/copper-busbars

Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes use soldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe some
people still do.

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john larkin <[email protected]> Wrote in message:r

On Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:45:48 -0500, "Edward Rawde"<[email protected]d> wrote:>>"john larkin" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...>> Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm>>

looking for (or to find it on Amazon)>>>> I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST>> power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,>> if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.>>
But without soldering.>>>> If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of>> buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly>> spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and>> bolt it down
with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.>>>> Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.>>>> I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb bus>> bars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?>>Plenty turn up here:>>
https://www.google.com/search?q=busbar&udm=2>>Including this one which may or may not have something suitable:>>https://www.nvent.com/en-ae/eriflex/products/copper-busbars>>>>> Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes use>>
soldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe some>> people still do.>>>> >I could design a PCB that had various length bus bar jumper things, asbreakaways, so users could snap off whatever they need.2, 3, and 4 hole segments might work,
in general. It's an interestinggeometry puzzle.

Did you check keystone electric? Or what about the screwdowns
that have the solder legs?

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On Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:45:48 -0500, "Edward Rawde"
<[email protected]d> wrote:

"john larkin" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm
looking for (or to find it on Amazon)

I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST
power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,
if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.
But without soldering.

If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of
buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly
spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and
bolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb bus
bars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?

Plenty turn up here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=busbar&udm=2

Including this one which may or may not have something suitable:

https://www.nvent.com/en-ae/eriflex/products/copper-busbars

Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes use
soldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe some
people still do.

I could design a PCB that had various length bus bar jumper things, as breakaways, so users could snap off whatever they need.

2, 3, and 4 hole segments might work, in general. It's an interesting
geometry puzzle.

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john larkin <[email protected]> Wrote in message:r

Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'mlooking for (or to find it on Amazon)I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPSTpower relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,if any, to be

able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.But without soldering.If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips ofbuss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenlyspaced holes. A customer could, say, snip
off a bit with 5 holes andbolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb busbars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?
Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes usesoldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe somepeople still do.

Wakefieldthermal

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john larkin <[email protected]> wrote:

Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm
looking for (or to find it on Amazon)

I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST
power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,
if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.
But without soldering.

If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of
buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly
spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and
bolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb bus
bars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?

Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes use soldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe some
people still do.

Tapped strip?


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On Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:56:38 -0800, john larkin <[email protected]> wrote:

On Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:45:48 -0500, "Edward Rawde"
<[email protected]d> wrote:

"john larkin" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm
looking for (or to find it on Amazon)

I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST
power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,
if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.
But without soldering.

If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of
buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly
spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and
bolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb bus
bars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?

Plenty turn up here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=busbar&udm=2

Including this one which may or may not have something suitable:

https://www.nvent.com/en-ae/eriflex/products/copper-busbars

Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes use
soldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe some
people still do.

I could design a PCB that had various length bus bar jumper things, as >breakaways, so users could snap off whatever they need.

2, 3, and 4 hole segments might work, in general. It's an interesting >geometry puzzle.

Are you thinking of laminated busbars?

.<https://amphenol-ipc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Busbar-Deisgn-Guide.pdf>

Joe Gwinn

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On 2024-12-26, john larkin <[email protected]> wrote:

Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm
looking for (or to find it on Amazon)

I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST
power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,
if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.
But without soldering.

Use one s with two it's a kiss. (may help search results)

If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of
buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly
spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and
bolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.

The bit that's left over when you've crimped all the terminals?

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On 12/26/24 17:21, john larkin wrote:

Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm
looking for (or to find it on Amazon)

I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST
power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,
if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.
But without soldering.

If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of
buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly
spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and
bolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb bus
bars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?

Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes use soldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe some
people still do.

abuse something like this, with screws from the opposite side? https://www.digikey.dk/da/products/detail/schroff/34561384/4210056

M2.5 screws and afaict the pitch is 200mil

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On 12/26/2024 8:21 AM, john larkin wrote:

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

Searching my memory, I remember Rogers advertising bus bars in EDN
and/or Electronic Design.

https://rogerscorp.com/advanced-electronics-solutions/rolinx-busbars

Our mechanical engineers worked with us to design custom bus bars for
our power distribution (100 A) as well.

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On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 07:54:18 -0800, Buzz McCool <[email protected]>
wrote:

On 12/26/2024 8:21 AM, john larkin wrote:

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

Searching my memory, I remember Rogers advertising bus bars in EDN
and/or Electronic Design.

https://rogerscorp.com/advanced-electronics-solutions/rolinx-busbars

Our mechanical engineers worked with us to design custom bus bars for
our power distribution (100 A) as well.

Our latest idea is to have a row of eight fuseholders on the board,
each connecting a channel to one common buss. Users can snap in fuses
as desired, and it eliminates some absurd current possibilities.

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On 26-12-2024 17:21, john larkin wrote:

Sometimes I can't find the right set of words to google what I'm
looking for (or to find it on Amazon)

I'm designing a relay module, with some number of independent SPST
power relays, and I thought it would be convenient for the customers,
if any, to be able to buss one side of some of the relays sometimes.
But without soldering.

If we had a row of holes on the board, one could bolt down strips of
buss bar as needed. So I want to buy a flat metal strip with evenly
spaced holes. A customer could, say, snip off a bit with 5 holes and
bolt it down with 5 tiny screws to cluster 5 channels.

Searching for buss bar gets thousands of silly hits.

I recall companies that made this sort of thing, electronic pcb bus
bars, standard and custom. Does anyone know of any?

Back in the DIP ics and double-sided board days, we'd sometimes use soldered-down bus bars for power and ground distribution.Maybe some
people still do.

You can also use seperated screw terminals:

https://www.digikey.dk/en/products/detail/w-rth-elektronik/7461001/3911014?gclsrc=aw.ds&&utm_adgroup=&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PMax%20Shopping_Product_Zombie%20SKUs&utm_term=&productid=3911014&utm_content=&utm_id=go_cmp-18731555248_
adg-_ad-__dev-c_ext-_prd-3911014_sig-Cj0KCQiAst67BhCEARIsAKKdWOk2Cm4eEL08UGKhjRoRnT3DfFSWM56Uw42UfpSRPCvyrir9W5O6HPEaAh2eEALw_wcB&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAst67BhCEARIsAKKdWOk2Cm4eEL08UGKhjRoRnT3DfFSWM56Uw42UfpSRPCvyrir9W5O6HPEaAh2eEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.tme.eu/dk/en/details/keys7769-3/solder-terminals-pcb-mount/keystone/7769-3/?brutto=1&currency=DKK&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=DANIA%20[PLA]%20CSS&gad_source=1&gclid=
Cj0KCQiAst67BhCEARIsAKKdWOlZAt6gvKf0h5fTyWs2HFtzTUtxVEhvaSFcgGcpI955Qffc3t-KqqsaAumbEALw_wcB

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