Electronics Advice Needed

[South Park]

  My application is off-topic, but I am hoping the commonality of parts
will find some good advice here ....

  I am wanting to build some electrical stuff in a way that incorporates
"units" ...  switches and lights, etc. that employ spade connectors for ease
of removing parts of the system for repair or maintenance.  The lights
are tiny diode lights, set in special mountings.  I need to mount these to
a backer board of some sort, with terminal connectors on the back.  I have
a similar deal with the switches.  Everything is made up of parts, with
soldered connections within each component.  

  The question I have is, where do I find generic terminal blocks/strips
that incorporate male (or female) spade connections that I can build into
my components to allow an easy push-on/pull-off of connecting wires to
allow easy changeout of parts ?  Been all over Amazon and eBay, and while
spade connectors are sold all day long for crimp or solder connections, I
am finding none that might attach with a tiny machine screw and nut (or
other option I have not thought of yet ?) to attach the spade connectors
firmly to a backer board that I would attach the lights to the front of.  I
am open to building my own this way, or perhaps such things are already
made and sold ?  I just don't know what to call them and by extension,
where to look.  

  Do any of you deal with similar problems when wiring up your layouts
and fixtures ?

[Alex Hois]

South Park,
This site might give you some ideas (they are in the UK...):
https://www.toby.co.uk/pcb-hardware/spade-screw-terminals/

Maybe you can find similar things at Mouser Electronics:
https://www.mouser.com/Connectors/Terminals/_/N-5g5u?P=1z0yxti&Keyword=terminal&FS=True


Or try car parts stores ;o):
https://www.autozone.com/electrical-and-lighting/terminal-tap?filterByKeyWord=terminal&fromString=search&isIgnoreVehicle=false&newYmme=true

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/b/standard-ignition-5753/lighting---electrical-16777/wire-terminals-19379/9cb14a7a30f3/standard-ignition-wire-terminal-clip/st68/5823204?q=terminal&pos=182

Good luck
Alex

[snapped_bolt]

  What?


     You talking about these?

   


      Yes?

         Stan

[South Park]

  Thanks for the feedback, gents.  The UK link is exactly what I
am thinking of for parts to build my own components.  Looks like
the 2nd link is good too, but the UK site is designed for easier
understanding of each product.

  Stan, your idea is close, but would require redesigning the terminal
block to interface with the face board.  This item would be clunky,
as shown.

  I did a job for an electronics outfit building 40' lithium batteries
out of CONEX's a few years ago.  They built all sorts of crazy control
panels like what I am trying to do.  Dropped by today to ask questions,
but those slackers were all gone for holiday, so I will go back on
Wednesday.  They may have the parts on hand, or local sourcing
ideas ?

[Jeff Young]

Another option: see page 284 (it starts on page 279) of this: https://www.mouser.ie/datasheet/2/418/NG_CS_1307819_SECTION_6_7AND8_0808-1234617.pdf

[South Park]

  I guess you caught me slacking on this ....  considerable progress has
been made since my last post.  I met up with the battery guys and got
some solid direction on where to source materials.  I will take some
photos and post them soon.  I have built my dash-mounted light board,
drilled and set the lights, and built a contact/distro board for all the
connections to be made on.  I am waiting on a 6v electronic flasher/blinker
for LED's to complete that operations "module".  From there, I need to
solder this unit's connections together, rebuild the light sockets in the old
lamps for the rear, install the parts, and begin building the wire harness
between the various pieces.