The difference between the connector, the terminal and the pin socket
Concept difference:
1. Connector, also called pin jack connector. It is a component that electronic engineering and technical personnel often touch. Also called pin jacks, plugs, and sockets. Usually refers to electrical connectors. That is a device that connects two active devices that can transmit current or signals.
2. Terminals are used to realize electrical connection as an accessory product, which is industrially divided into a range of connectors. The terminal is used to facilitate the connection of wires. In fact, it is a piece of metal-enclosed in insulating plastic with holes at both ends to allow wires to be inserted. Terminals can be divided into WUK terminal, extension terminal series, plug-in terminal series, etc.
3. The pin jack is a positioning connector that connects the electronic circuit. It is composed of a plug-in and a connector. Under normal circumstances, it can be completely separated. The same point of the switch and the pin jack is to change the contact state through its contact. The purpose of the conversion of the connected circuit, therefore, the pin jack is also called a connector.
The difference in the scope of attribution
1. Connector = pin jack is the first category, and the terminal block is one of the "connector" categories.
2, the terminal is a part of the connector. The general term for connectors, commonly used connectors, usually consist of two parts, a plastic shell, and a terminal. The plastic shell is made of more plastic, which has a protective effect, and the terminal is made of metal, which has a conductive effect.