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Molex solderless terminals

Solderless Terminals

Increasing electrification demands faster time to market and more robust terminations in wiring, but soldered connections can entail high production and maintenance costs. Solderless terminals from Molex save space, provide robust durability for harsh environments, accelerate assembly operations and simplify maintenance. These rugged crimp connectors ensure reliable connections and support automated assembly, helping reduce rework and failure rates.

Electrical Wire Solderless Terminals and Lugs


Battery Cable Lugs

Vibration-resistant, high-power battery cable lugs from Molex provide heat resistance, low voltage drop, vibration durability and simplified maintenance in automotive, marine, solar, telecom and industrial systems. Plated or unplated ring-tongue cable lugs are easy to install and use industry-standard crimp tooling.

Molex Battery Cable Lugs.

High-Temperature Wire Terminals

High-temperature wire terminals from Molex deliver reliable electrical connectivity at temperatures as high as +650°C, with specialized materials and plating that enable long-term stability. These rugged connectors are designed for easy installation and meet UL, CSA, ISO and SAE industry standards.

High-temperature, solderless, closed wire terminals.

Metric Ring and Spade Terminals

Rugged, ISO/IEC/UL/automotive-compliant metric ring and spade terminals are sized for metric (M-series) studs and bolts, simplifying assembly operations. Ring terminals provide secure, vibration-resistant connections, while serviceable spade terminals support fast and easy installation and removal.

Metric ring and spade terminals.

Ring Terminals

Robust and space-efficient UL/CSA/IEC/ISO-compliant ring terminals are available in a broad range of stud sizes and wire gauges to simplify selection and ensure fast, consistent assembly. Protective plating, crimp-friendly barrels, color coding and inspection windows accelerate assembly and help ensure reliable connections.

Molex ring terminals

Spade Connectors

Rugged, versatile spade connectors from Molex provide compliance-ready connections for harsh, vibration-prone environments and wide temperature ranges. Multiple plating and size options to fit various wire gauge sizes help reduce mis-mating risks and improve first-pass quality and reliability.

Molex spade connectors

Quick Disconnect Solderless Terminals


Flag Terminals

Ideal for space-constrained applications, right-angle flag terminals support quick-disconnect connections to a male tab while routing the wire sideways to save space. This design helps reduce bend stress while improving clearance, harness routing and service access in a rugged and easy-to-install form factor.

Molex Flag Terminals

Loxon Locking Quick-Disconnect Terminals

The integrated locking feature of the Loxon Locking Quick-Disconnect Terminal helps reduce accidental disconnections from vibration, handling or pull forces. Loxon terminals deliver reliable, high-retention connectivity in a rugged design optimized for fast installation and are available with insulated housings.

Molex Loxon quick disconnect terminals.

PCB Tab Terminals

Enabling fast, serviceable wire-to-board connections, PCB tab terminals are male blade terminations mounted directly to the board. These terminals provide a robust connection point for quick-disconnect receptacles or wire harnesses, reducing assembly time and simplifying field repair work.

Molex PCB tab terminals

Piggyback Connectors

Piggyback quick-disconnect terminals are ideal for space-saving, serviceable wiring that connects multiple circuits in a common location. These connectors combine a female receptacle and a male tab to enable daisy-chaining, supporting more flexible and space-efficient wiring while ensuring fast and reliable assembly.

Molex Piggyback Connectors

Quick-Disconnect Connectors

Ideal for fast mating/unmating while maintaining a reliable contact force and consistent electrical integrity, Molex quick-disconnect connectors provide simple, tool-free connections. These robust and easily serviced connectors are available with protective sleeves and vibration-resistant double crimping.

Molex Quick Disconnect Connectors

Quixon Low-Insertion Force Disconnects

The tuned contact geometry of Quixon Low-Insertion Force Disconnects enables smoother mating and more reliable electrical contact than traditional quick disconnects. The design reduces installation time, minimizes assembly errors, supports a wide range of wire sizes and resists vibration-related fretting.

Molex Quixon Quick-Disconnect Terminals.

Snap Plug Terminals and Receptacle

Fast, simple and solderless snap plug terminals and receptacles enable robust wire-to-wire terminations that snap together for a securely locked connection that resists vibration and reduces the risk of accidental disconnections in harness and inline wiring applications.

Molex snap plug terminals and receptacles.

Solderless Terminal Wire Splices


Butt Splice Connectors

Butt splice connectors join two conductors end-to-end in a solderless, crimped connection that enables harness extension, repair or modification without changing routing. These robust connectors enable fast assembly and are available in insulated and uninsulated styles with multiple barrel configurations.

A collage of Molex butt splice connectors.

Closed-End Connectors

Closed-end connectors help terminate one or more conductors inside an insulated, crimped sleeve. These terminations minimize the chance of shorts, enhance safety, cover exposed strands, reduce exposure to corrosion and help prevent inadvertent disconnections for multi-wire applications.

Molex closed-end connectors

Parallel Splice Connectors

Designed to join two or more parallel wires in a fast, repeatable termination joint, parallel splice connectors enable compact tap, branch or multi-wire connection points within a harness. These wire-to-wire terminations support efficient high-volume assembly when used with the proper strip length and crimp tooling.

Molex parallel splice connectors

Solderless Terminal Wire Products


Heat-Shrink Tubing

Heat-shrink tubing from Molex provides a heat-applied cover over wires, splices and terminals, helping improve insulation, abrasion resistance and strain relief in a wide range of applications. This high-quality tubing is offered in a wide variety of lengths and colors, with features such as dual- and adhesive-lined walls.

Heat-shrink tubing

Wire Pin Connectors

Wire pin connectors enable solderless, crimped termination of wires into a round pin-style contact, supporting connections to socket receptacles, connector housings and terminal blocks. These terminations provide stable mating, easy insertion, simplified serviceability and high-throughput assembly.

Molex wire pin connectors.

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