Sourcing note
LinkScope Sourcing 43 is an independent sourcing partner. We help business buyers request factory quotations for connectors and terminals.
The extra support is up to 3% and is reviewed with the quotation scope. It is not a fixed price cut.
Eligibility applies to qualified business buyers and is confirmed after we review your product, quantity, destination, and sourcing requirements.
Quote comparison desk
A 12 V terminal can be a top post, a side post, a threaded stud, a flag, or a ring under a nut. LinkScope Sourcing 43 asks each factory to quote the type you name, plus the cable gauge and the hardware that is included. If the type is still open, say so, and require every reply to use the same shortlist.
| Line | What to demand | What to keep out of the unit price |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Exact terminal type, stud diameter, nut and washer if used, and the 12v battery terminal connector types label the factory is quoting. | Boots, heat-shrink, anti-corrosion compound and spare nuts, unless you asked for them. |
| Cable | Gauge, stranding, length and lug barrel size. A 6 AWG barrel is not a 4 AWG barrel. | Cutting, printing and custom colors if they are optional. |
| Evidence | Drawing or datasheet for the exact model, plating callout, and the current figure with its temperature-rise basis. | A brochure that only shows a product family. |
| Money and time | Currency, piece price or lot price, Incoterm, and the lead time counted from drawing approval or from order. | Freight, duties, inspection fees and a rushed-tooling charge. |
Costs that sit outside the piece price need their own lines before anyone ranks the offers. A lower piece price with the nut excluded is not the same purchase as a higher piece price with the nut included. Write the destination country so the factory states the Incoterm against that place.
A quote pass for a top post on a 6 mm stud and a side terminal on an 8 mm stud, both landing on 6 AWG, still needs tin thickness in micrometers from the factory, not from this page. Ask whether the mating-cycle count was run on the finished terminal and whether ingress protection was tested on the mated pair. Measurement accuracy and calibration traceability describe the meter behind a resistance check. One reply may fold a boot into the piece price and the other may not. Send both back to the same Incoterm before any ranking. This desk does not publish a price gap.
Mating cycles, keying and ingress protection still belong on a sealed terminal even when the system voltage is 12 V. Ask whether the IP figure was tested on the mated pair or only on the housing plastic. The connector list is the set of names you can attach to this table.
No. Top-post clamps, side-terminal bolts and pencil posts use different geometry. Measure the post and the cable that is already in the vehicle or cabinet, then make the factory quote that measurement. A universal photo is a prompt, not a fit.
An extender adds length and another joint. That joint needs its own contact resistance and vibration note. If the cable can be re-terminated with a longer lug, ask for that option beside the extender so the two constructions are visible.
Treat condition as a separate column. New hardware and refurbished hardware can both be quoted, but the reply has to state remaining surface, replaced parts and the warranty text. Do not average them into one price.
There is no file upload on this form. After it arrives we can tell you where to send a drawing. List exclusions you already know, such as freight or plating certificates, so factories do not hide them inside a single number.
A premium, mid-range, budget or undecided supplier preference can sit next to the budget. It records how you want to trade finish and service against price. It is not a rating we have verified, and you can inquire before you hold a live offer.