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On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:28 AM, Chris Smith (space DOT dandy AT icloud DOT com)
[via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I’m looking for a solderless contact which will allow me to incorporate a breadboard-style, push fit wire connection on to my PCB, but I have no idea what it is called and haven’t managed to come up with a useable Google search term.
>
> Ideally what I’m looking for is a surface-mount part that is soldered over/near a through-hole, which will then grip a wire pushed through from the reverse side of the PCB.  I’m not looking for mechanical security.
>

'bed of nails' and pcb gives results for various kinds of test
fixtures. Tag Connect makes these parts and I believe they use the
term 'plug of nails' as a mark.

What the user gets is some of what you are describing: a temporary
electrical connection without bom level parts requirements for the pcb
itself. All the parts I know suggest using unplated holes in the
fabricated pcb for a quick latching function (pushing down to maintain
contact gets old, fast)

The tag connect part i'm thinking includes some spring loaded pins and
a clip, this part is typically an expensive part but many people have
hobby or technical level self-built alternatives for lower cost  In my
pcb/pcb-rnd footprints linked below, I am using Tag Connect and have
adding the unplated holes. I've seen these kinds of parts used for
programming as well as panel testing.

https://github.com/miloh/gpcb-footprints/blob/master/TC2030-IDC-NL.fp
https://github.com/miloh/gpcb-footprints/blob/master/TC2030-IDC.fp


regards,

r. miloh