I've got a timer (http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/221094671882) with male cable shoe connectors (see image). I've connected the timer with other devices using wires w/female cable shoe connectors.
Cable shoe connector example.
I'd like to attach the timer directly to a circuit board of my own design. What type of connector do I solder onto the circuit board? Should I just take any female connector, strip off the plastic coating, and solder it onto the board…or is there a more specific product for this?
Best Answer
You want a female quick connect tab, PCB mount, vertical. Something like this, but check the width is correct, they come in different widths.
http://www.keyelco.com/product.cfm/Vertical-Entry/3575/product_id/678
TE call them Fast-on tabs for the male, receptacles for the female. I've been in the electronics industry 24 years and have never heard them called "cable shoes".