Connectors

To meet Open Compute Project (OCP) requirements, Molex has created a connector system that combines low-speed signals, high-speed signals and power into a single cable assembly. The “data-center product development team collaborated with the power engineering group to optimise power-contact design, thermal simulation and power dissipation”, according to the company. Inside is up to 4A can be carried alongside 10 ...

Hirose has designed a miniature hybrid flexible printed circuit (FPC) to board connector family called BK22 that can handle signals and power totalling 100W – for USB fast-charging, for example. By “using an FPC to connect the USB to the PCB, the USB can be placed anywhere within the design of the end-product”, according to the company. “BK22 suppresses heat ...

Binder, the industrial connector specialist, has created a new power bayonet connector, the PBC15. Suitable for power supply and signal linking of devices via one cable, the PBC15 – in the field of power supply connectors – is intended to bridge gaps between M12 and M23 designs. Typical applications are foreseen in factory and process automation and machine engineering. With ...

ODU has introduced high-voltage variants into its medical connector range. Medi-Snap High Voltage are designed for “transmission of high pulse and continuous voltages together with simultaneous provision of high pulse currents and sensitive signals in a compact design”, according to the company. “Both pure high-voltage connectors and combinations of up to 5kV peak together with signals in a hybrid configuration ...

Powell Electronics has announced that will be stocking a second generation  of GDBC (Gigalane direct board contact) one-piece contacts from Gigalane. The “contacts are easy to use in the assembly as they require no SMT”, said Powell. Instead, the connector is installed in the face of an assembly, and then pushed face-down onto the PCB to make coaxial contact – ...

Harwin has added four height options to its multi-directional spring contact range, which now spans from 4 to 10mm. “Although there are already many spring contacts that are suitable for vertical compression applications, it is less common to find parts that can also allow horizontal operation, Support for multi-directional operation is therefore appealing,” according to the company. The new parts ...

Yamaichi Electronics has added optional CPA (connector position assurance) to its automotive Y-Lock Pullforce board-to-cable connectors for battery management and cell contacting. Found in Y-Lock Version 4, the CPA is located on the stiffener side and latches with the connector when actuated. “The FFC-FPC can only be released after the CPA has been unlocked,” according to the company. “The v4 ...

Harwin has created a range of retro-fittable 360° anti-interference back-shells for its Kona high-power connector series. “These back-shells will prevent unwanted EMI leaking out from the connector-cable assembly into the surrounding system,” according to the company. “The two-part construction of the Kona backshells enables engineers to up-grade their existing cable assemblies with 360° EMC shielding.” Kona connectors come in 2, ...

Component manufacturer and distributor Powell Electronics is claiming “the widest axial mating tolerance of blind-mate RF contacts currently available on the market” for coaxial connector parts from Phoenix Company of Chicago, which it is now stocking. “This enables the contacts to accommodate large radial and axial misalignment tolerances found in modular applications,” continued Powell. They provide “constant impedance even as ...

Amphenol is aiming at vehicles with high-voltage versions of its MicroSpace connectors. “The LV214 Severity-2 compatible connectors are compact, robust and versatile,” according to distributor Mouser, which is stocking the parts. “With a rating of up to 1,200V and 4A, these connectors are suitable for higher power applications, including automotive navigation, infotainment and HVAC clusters.” Selectively-loading a higher pin-count connector ...