Great piece of hardware that is not that easy to find ... useful in R & D and design situations where easy access to signal paths for test & measurement is required plus the ability to temporarily 'break' the signal path allowing for changes to be easily made in circuit conditions.
In a nutshell, this device can be thought of as a single sprung wire which is fixed at one side of the DIL package and the other end of the round wire can slip into (and out of) a hook shaped wire on the other side of the DIL package e.g signal goes in on Pin 1 ... the spring wire goes across to Pin 14 at which point there is a tiny hook. Measurements can be made anywhere along this wire and if desired, the wire can be lifted away from the hook and in doing so, the link between Pin 1 and Pin 14 is broken. This package has seven of these wire links, all are electrically isolated from each other.
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER - Hook Terminal Block
Country of origin is unknown
I have examined this hardware carefully and cannot find any ID or Manufacturer markings at all
Configuration: 7x switched wire links (each is electrically isolated) - the switch is the wire and the hook working together.
DIL package (14 pins) with standard 2.54mm pin pitch and 7.62mm row pitch
Designed for thru hole PCB insertion
NOTE: It could be fitted into an IC socket, but keep in mind that the pins on this hardware are ROUND wire, not flat as with a normal IC - this means that the block may not fit into your IC socket wipers very well.
Appears to be Nickel plated wires and pins, not Silver or Gold
COSMETIC CONDITION:
NEW Old Stock
CLEAN
Pins, sprung wire and those tiny hooks all look to be in good condition with no apparent oxidisation viewed.
All pins are straight and undamaged
All spring wire is as it should be and they all have plenty of tension - when within the hook, they sit tightly and securely, mainly a good electrical connection.
Actually I had to use a Loupe to engage and disengage these wire links as they are so small, but then again, my eyesight is not what it used to be!
This hardware is embedded into a sheet of foam (to protect the pins) and within a sealed, clear plastic packet
