The JST PADP-10V-1-S is the 10-position, 2-row receptacle housing in the PAD series, built for wire-to-board or wire-to-wire crimp interconnects at a 2.00 mm pitch. It is a free-hanging (in-line) housing with a latch lock that gives a positive click when fully mated — no secondary lock needed for most harness builds. The natural PA66 (Nylon 6/6) shell handles -25°C to 85°C, which covers interior automotive, appliance, and industrial cabinet duty. The key thing to know before you BOM this: the housing ships without contacts. You need to order the matching female socket crimp terminals separately — that is the single most common gotcha on this series.
Pitch and Position Count — What Decides the Fit
The 2.00 mm pitch is tight enough to keep the board footprint small but leaves room for 20-24 AWG wire routing between rows. If you need more circuits, the PADP-12V-1-S carries 12 positions at the same 2.00 mm pitch and same dual-row layout; the PADP-16V-1-S goes to 16. The row spacing is also 2.00 mm, so the overall footprint scales linearly with position count.
Termination and Mating — What You Need to Order
This is a crimp-and-poke housing: you crimp the female socket terminal onto the wire, then insert it into the housing cavity until the latch locks it in place. The latch lock on the housing holds the mated pair together — hand-tight should seal it, but the audible click tells you the terminals are fully seated. Because contacts are not included, verify the correct JST PAD-series crimp terminal part number for your wire gauge before you place the order.