LinkScope Sourcing 40

The desk column on the left is how a board-connector brief is handled. The form on the right is the same field set as the narrow inquiry dialog, placed in a two-column page so the route notes stay visible while you type.

WritePitch, contacts, quantity, destination, timing
ReceiveFactory quotes against that text
Not listedNo street, phone number, or social account
Illustration of a sourcing desk with blank address lines

How correspondence works

LinkScope Sourcing 40 does not publish a street address, a telephone number, or a social account. The brand file has no contact record to copy, so none is invented here. The work email on the form is the reply path. If a call would help, write that request in the requirement text and the desk can say whether a call fits that brief.

Notes are read on US business days after the form arrives. There is no published hour counter and no walk-in window. The figure beside this text is a desk illustration, not a map of an office.

  • Name the line: pcb connector suppliers, waterproof pcb connector, pcb connector 01 inch, 5 pin pcb connector plug, or welding pcb connector.
  • Add pitch in inches and millimeters, contact count, termination, plating, quantity, US destination, and requested timing.
  • Ask for the datasheet revision, the plating thickness, and any ingress protection code that belongs to the exact housing.
  • Optional budget needs an amount or range, a currency, and a per-unit or whole-order basis. High-end, mid-range, budget, or undecided is a buyer preference, not a verified factory grade.

A 0.100 inch header and a sealed five-pin plug can share a purchase order and still need two quote lines. Solder, crimp, and press-fit change tooling. Gold at 15 µin and gold at 30 µin change metal cost. State the number you want, or mark plating as open and ask for both.

The form does not upload drawings. Send those after a reply. The desk does not confirm stock, mating cycles, or a delivered price on this page. TIA-568 and IEC 60529 remain question sources. They are not certificates for a brief. Connector mating cycle, when you need it, should name a method rather than a family slogan.

If the brief allows both an OEM-coded part and a compatible outline, say so. The coded part may follow the host maker policy more closely. The compatible part may be the one a factory can actually quote, after keying and pitch are checked. New versus refurbished is a separate choice: surplus can cover an obsolete header and still needs a condition note. Leave the preference blank if you want both paths priced apart.

Sourcing scenario: a buyer pastes a partial bill with the housing and omits the contacts. Background is a cable assembly for a CPE power lead. Process is to flag contacts, pitch, and keying as open. Result is a quote that either includes the contact reel or labels the housing as incomplete.

If you know itWrite this
Pitch0.100 inch or 2.54 mm, or the other pitch on the drawing
Five-pin plugPinout, key side, current condition
SealThe IP code the drawing uses, or none
TerminationSolder, crimp, press-fit, or welded contact
Not this briefSwitching capacity, MIMO, channel width, optical budget

Requirement form

Field names match the inquiry dialog. The handling column is what makes this a desk page.