What's this plastic connector called and where can I buy one?

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What's this plastic connector called and where can I buy one?

This is on the power supply board of a Data East Tommy pinball machine. I need a plastic connector similar to what's in the attached photo. The previous power supply board had the wires soldered directly onto the board but the new one has 8 pins sticking out. I have 8 wires that I need to connect to them so where can I get one of these? Thanks for your help.
 

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It's called a Molex connector. .156" pitch.

Specifically, the one you've shown is an IDC connector:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulation-displacement_connector

The consensus is that those connectors suck and you should use crimp style instead. Any number of pinball parts sellers sell pins, housings, crimpers, etc...

Two of my favourites are Great Plains:
http://www.greatplainselectronics.com/

And pinball life:
http://www.pinballlife.com/

When you replace the connector be sure to replace both the male header pins on the board as well as the connector pins. You can also buy IDC connectors to avoid crimping but I don't recommend it.

EDIT: The real name for it may very well not be "molex connector". They're the company who is most noted for making those kinds of connectors so that's what everyone calls them. Kind of like kleenex or Crescent wrench.
 
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