EYE on NPI: WAGO 2601 Series Super-Compact PCB Terminal Blocks #EYEonNPI @DigiKey @wagocorporation

These terminal blocks feature WAGO's famed snap-lock levers for quick and secure connectivity with certified current handling that can support your high-current and high-voltage setups and a wide range of wire gauges.

[EvilDaveCanada]

Wago connectors are now listed in the North America Wiring Code to replace using Wire Nuts with 120 volt 15/20 Amp wiring. They have been used in Europe for over a decade in their Electrical Coding

[rpavlik]

Wow, those are heavy duty. Gotta love a Wago connector, really neat to see board mount ones.

[MMuraseofSandvich]

There was a guy doing a talk on prototyping a while back on either YouTube or Hackaday, and when he was talking about wiring, he said, "If you use screw terminals and stranded wire, use bootlace ferrules!" After I started doing that, I've never had a stranded wire slip out of a screw terminal, ever again. They hold like a dog playing tug of war, and they are fantastic if you need a "permanent as long as it works" connection that can take a beating. The drawback is that this is a lot more useful if you're using the bigger screw terminals with 0.2" or 0.3" pitch, the smaller 0.1" pitch blocks don't have a lot of clamping force, and ferrules that fit that size tend to be quite finicky in my experience.

I bought the 2601 block a couple of years ago, just to see how they worked. They're great if you need to shove upwards of 10 amps of power through a nice thick wire, but the pins are too big for a standard 0.1" pitch perf board, they're more designed for PCBs. The springs are super strong too, I think they're stiffer than the old Wago 222 lever nuts.

[TheAndrian]

Cage clamps for the win. Have done a few boards using them over the last 3 to 4 years.

[BDBD]

Wago makes great products! I've started using their connectors for home wiring projects, way easier than the twist nuts.

[pamdemonia]

As an electrician, that melty footage was top rate!

[skrame]

Wagu blocks, yum! Also, prob with screw terminals with stranded wire is you might get a stray unraveled wire strand making contact with wire strands from an adjacent terminal. ANXIETY.

[AdityaMehendale]

Usually they print on the side (as a de-bossed lettering) a reminder "self documenting" the wire-length (in [mm]) to be stripped before insertion.

[rarbiart]

why didn't they invent them years earlier? or did I just overlook those?