The JST PADP-24V-1-S is a 24-position, dual-row receptacle housing from the PAD series, designed for wire-to-board or wire-to-wire interconnects at a 2.00mm pitch. It's a free-hanging (in-line) housing that accepts female socket crimp terminals — the contacts are sold separately, so the BOM needs a line for the matching crimp pins. The latch lock on the housing gives a positive mechanical retention against the mating header, which matters when the cable gets tugged or the assembly sees vibration.
Position Count and Pitch — Matching the Harness
With 24 circuits in two rows at 0.079" (2.00mm) pitch, this housing packs a lot of signal or low-power lines into a compact in-line connector. The row spacing is also 2.00mm, so the overall footprint stays tight — useful when routing a multi-conductor cable through a panel gland or into a cramped enclosure. If the BOM calls for 24 circuits, this is the housing; the 20-position sibling won't fit the pin count.
Termination and Mating — What You Need to Know
This housing uses crimp termination — the female socket contacts are inserted into the cavities after crimping onto the wire. The contacts are not included with the housing (the note on the listing says it plainly), so order the matching JST crimp terminals separately. The latch lock on the housing engages with the mating header's locking ramp; you'll hear or feel it click when fully seated. For a wire-to-board application, the mating header is a JST PAD series pin header with the same 2.00mm pitch and dual-row layout — the latch lock keeps the pair mated against vibration and cable pull.