What do you mean by surface mount. Surface mount on a circuit board or surface 
mount as in panel mount or bulkhead mount? I dont think I have seen either.

What price point are you looking at for the connector? That will determine what 
to go with. 

-Jerry

On Aug 5, 2014, at 4:54 PM, Myles de Bastion <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> We have been researching into a way to form a reliable and robust connection 
> between an enclosure and digital LED strips.
> 
> For some reason, the industry has adopted the "JST" type connector and most 
> LED strips will come with a female 2, 3 or 4 pin JST connectors wired to the 
> LED strip input pads.
> 
> So far we have not been able to find a compatible "locking" JST connector 
> that can be either surface mount or enclosure mount. Does any such thing 
> exist?
> 
> If not, what other suitable, small and sturdy 3-pin connector that can carry 
> fairly high current (5-10 amps at 5v) are there? The biggest challenge is 
> creating a strong mechanical connection to LED strip solder pads which are 
> pretty flimsy.
> 
> Myles de Bastion
> Executive Director & Founder
> CymaSpace 
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