ST-SOM-014B Series
Right Angle OBD Connector Male 16 Pin ST-SOM-014B
J1962 OBD Connector Male with 16 Pin Right Angle Nickel Plated
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Industry
OBD interconnect for automotive diagnostic tools
Scan tools, code readers and workshop testers live on the end of an OBD cable. The port is the part of the tool the technician actually handles, and it is the part that fails first.
The failure we design against
What actually goes wrong
A workshop tool is plugged in and pulled out dozens of times a day, dropped onto concrete, and left hanging from the vehicle port under its own weight. What kills it is rarely the electronics: it is a terminal that has lost its spring after a few thousand insertions, or a cable that has cracked where it leaves the connector.
How we answer it
We build for the mating cycle and the bend. Gold-flashed contacts over nickel plating hold contact resistance stable after repeated insertion, and overmoulded strain relief is engineered as part of the connector rather than added to it afterwards.
What matters here
Three things this application asks of the port
Repeated insertion
Terminal material and plating chosen for mating-cycle durability, not just first-fit contact.
Handled hardware
Housings moulded in ABS, PC or POM depending on whether the priority is impact, temperature or low friction.
Clean data
Shielding specified against the electrically noisy environment of a running engine bay.
Where to start
Families that fit automotive diagnostic tools
These ranges carry the parts most often specified for this application. Anything in them can be modified on your drawing.
Representative parts
Four models to quote from
ST-SOM-014A Series
Right Angle OBD Connector Male 16 Pin ST-SOM-014A
J1962 OBD Connector Male with 16 Pin Right Angle Nickel Plated
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ST-SOC-251
Power Supply OBD Cable to Black Red Wires with Fuse ST-SOC-251
Name: Red and Black Wires GPS OBD Cable
OBDII CableSpecs & quote →
ST-SOC-901 Series
Power Supply OBD Cable to Cigarette Lighter ST-SOC-901
Name: Male OBDII Connector to Cigarette Lighter OBD Cable
OBDII CableSpecs & quote →
Specifying a port for automotive diagnostic tools?
Tell us the vehicle, the protocol and the duty cycle. We answer with a catalogue part number, or a tooling proposal if nothing standard survives your application.