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1 for $0.96
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10 for $6.75
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100 for $54.00
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300 for $137.70
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1,000 for $357.14
This is a specialized version of a standard 0.1" header strip. We designed these so that you can make smaller lighter electronics. After the strip is soldered in place, the plastic casing is removed, revealing header pins that are held in place by the PCB only, and long enough to accept standard 0.1" connectors. The 4th image below shows the sequence.
This header can either be installed in the middle of the pcb (as in the 4th image) or on the edge (as in the 5th image). When installed in the middle the plastic casing will rest against the surface of the board and keep the pins at the proper height for a connector to plug-in and lie flat against the PCB. Since the solder tail end of the header has also been made shorter, the tail will barely protrude past flush on a 1/32" PCB, and you won't have to deal with the usual excess. Soldering can still be performed on thicker PCB's, just make sure your solder is properly wicking into the through-hole (and use more flux if it is not).
When installed on the edge of the pcb, and if the holes are centered within 0.05" of the edge, the plastic casing will overhang the edge and allow the pins to sit very low, so that they're barely adding to the thickness of the assembly (however, the solder tail will now protrude further on the bottom side, but they can be cut flush).
The 5th photo below shows a comparison of our special short header to a standard header.
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