CABLE, CONNECTORS & PARTS

Our each is a dozen nickel-plated 2” long steel alligator clips with PVC sleeves but no boots because they’re made for electrical testing or soldering. You’ll get (6) each with red and black sleeves.

You’ll be holdin’ after you order this “AA” battery holder! Holds a total of (8) “AA” batteries, (4) per side in an enclosed case with a slidable cover, 14” cord and a 5.4mm center-positive barrel plug connector. Labeled for 12VDC 2A output, your mileage may vary. Originally used for a breast pump, which will be fun for you to tell people when it’s powering something else. “You’ll never believe what this was originally used for!” People on the bus love to hear folksy tales like that. Unit measures 2-3/4" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/2", in elegant black.

But covered in hemp, for sustainability in a plastic world, and hipster cred. Measure (3) feet long with small bits of black plastic at either end to hold the connectors. You pick the 2.0 USB to Micro-USB cable at 40 Mbps, or the 2.0 USB to Type-C cable at 480 Mbps.

What’s worse than having a low battery and no charging cable? A dead battery and no charging cable! We’re here for you, with (3) different USB charging cables for your devices. You pick: the 10-foot braided USB male to micro USB male, which supports 2.0A fast charging; the 10-foot braided USB-A to USB-C, which supports 2.0A fast charging; or the 9-foot braided “lightning” aluminum-connector cable for iDevices, which offers a 2.4A rapid “Sync & Charge.” You have better things to do than wait on a charge. All in assorted colors, and we’ll pick a nice one for you.

Or should we ask, How hard do you jazz? Either way, if you like big, clear sound, you need the equipment and materials that deliver it. This 14-gauge, Platinum XP, high-performance speaker cable from Monster Cable® is what your current speaker wire will grow up to be someday if it eats its vegetables. You’ll get 30 feet of magnetic flex-tube, oxygen-free copper cable for higher conductivity, which translates in the audio world to cleaner highs, deeper bass, and generally better clarity overall. Crank up The Who or Thelonious Monk –whatever or Whoever you’re into.

These insulated connectors are made for fastening pairs of wires together. Ours are rated for up to 400v and measure 1" x 3/4" x 5/8". The ID on the wire ports is 3.6mm and the wires are clamped down by setscrews. Our each is a pack of (10). UL/CSA.

Tired of having to hold your old, worn test leads just so to make a connection? Then it's time to upgrade your test bench. Our each is a set of (4) 36" long test leads with 16AWG wire, and booted 3/4" alligator clips on each end. You'll get (1) each in red, black, white and yellow. Also handy for hanging photos in your darkroom and laundry when you run out of clothespins.

This 5-pin socket is already wired with 9" leads in black, red, white, yellow and blue to its quick-disconnect sockets, ready for your 1/4" or 7mm spade terminals. Measures 1-1/4" x 1-1/16" x 1" thick. Matches our 94746 relay.

We haven’t seen ol’ “Barrel Jack” for years, and if you ask us, we’re better off for it. But we were thrilled when a shipment of these USB 2.0 to 1/8" barrel jack cords came in. You know barrel jacks—the kind that carry good ol’ DC energy between devices? All ol’ “Barrel Jack” did was carry bad energy between our vices. The cord is nice 2 feet long, by the way.

Connect your sundry devices to aux inputs and listen to bigger music. Our each is a three-foot, flat audio cable with standard 1/8” headphone TRS (3.5mm) plugs at each end. From FusePlus, and the color is black, but that doesn’t really matter, does it?

Our 2-position terminal block is rated for 300V and measures 3/4" x 5/8" x 5/8" tall with set-screw terminals and a 3.6mm ID. 300V max rating. CSA.

Alligator clips to you, (5) of them. Measure 1-1/2” long, and you pick the ones with the red or black grips. Then, go clip something. What you clip is your business—we don’t judge.

There are cables and there are monster cables. These monster cables are actual Monster® cables, premium coaxial RG-6 cables with a Duraflex™ jacket, metal housings and gold-plated connectors. Use them for televisions, broadband/high-speed modems, satellite receivers, antennas and home theater. UL-CL2 rated for in-wall and outdoor uses. You pick: the 6-foot-long or 12-foot-long cable.

Time was, these were sticking through the trunk of every 1984 Taurus on the planet. Now the car phone is mostly a memory, but you can own the antennas for a song. These are passive, 13" long with the bottom 2-1/2" in a coil and a ferrite choke halfway up. Base has a 5/32" - 24 thread.

And it’s a long ’un. This 85" long insulated CAT6 ethernet network patch cable from Commscope® has 8-pin connectors at each end. In a lovely blue, too.

These 0.1uF ceramic capacitors have potted radial leads of stranded wire and are rated for up to 250V. Measuring 1-1/2" x 1/2", these are older-type capacitors and are probably more for point-to-point wiring, not PCB mounting.

Multi-purpose, plated, center-spring charging clips. You pick; the 2” clips with 3/8” wide jaws for up to 10A, and we'll send you (2) packs of (4) for a total of (8). (Isn't math fun?). Or pick the 4” clip with 3/4” wide jaws rated for up to 50A, sold straight up in packs of (2). 

Good for detectives, and equally handy on this 9-pin Molex connector with (8) leads breaking out into (3) different pairs of leads with (2) offset and (1) regular Molex connector, plus (2) wires left over. Measures 7” long between the connectors. Great for DIY'ers looking for extra connectors. Now go wire something.