If you're like me, you're probably wondering: what the heck is that thing? If so you should know that I quickly came to love this mighty little connector. It's elegant for sure, and it's got that stackable snap-together quality that many of us first experience playing with Legos®. 

 

Plus, the messaging almost writes itself:

3M Mini Stack Connectors can reduce required board space by 30 percent, and save up to 60 percent on wiring time.

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 If you do not know about designing and building automated machine systems, that means that factory automation technicians can stuff more electronics into the same space, and they no longer have to spend all their time stripping, tinning, inserting and crimping individual wires. Which is why they love Mini Stack even more than I do.

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If you want to know how much fun we had telling them all this, take a look here. And here.