Re: bus bar thing

john larkin <JL@gct.com> Wrote in message:r

On Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:45:48 -0500, "Edward Rawde"<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:>>"john larkin" <JL@gct.com> wrote in message news:asvqmj9im34h9film5tg1a3esvgoth5sti@4ax.com...>> 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?

Cheers
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