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 "version": "2026-10-20",
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 "name": "DC barrel jacks CUI PJ-063AH / PJ-063BH (5.5 mm plug)",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Electronics",
 "group": "Connectors",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of a PJ-063 DC barrel jack?",
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  "dc jack",
  "power connector",
  "connector",
  "pcb"
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  "5.5 x 2.1 jack size",
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   "Both models are 10 × 13 mm on the board, 9 mm tall above it and 3 mm of pins below (12 overall).",
   "PJ-063AH takes a 5.5 mm OD plug on a 2.0 mm centre pin; PJ-063BH a 5.5 mm plug on a 2.5 mm pin.",
   "The model comes from the KiCad 3D library (kicad-packages3D), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 with the KiCad exception, and is rehosted unmodified (STL converted from the STEP) with the library's LICENSE.md and CREDITS.md beside the files; using it in your own design does not make your design share-alike."
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  "terminal-blocks"
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   "q": "What is the difference between PJ-063AH and PJ-063BH?",
   "a": "The centre pin: 2.0 mm on the AH, 2.5 mm on the BH; both take a 5.5 mm OD plug."
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   "q": "How big is a PJ-063 barrel jack?",
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