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Souriau connector offers 43 contacts

A Souriau product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jan 9, 2009

A connector suitable for harsh environments that packages almost twice the number of contacts has been announced by interconnect specialist Souriau.

Designed for motor sport environments and with the functionality requirements of race and rally engineers in mind, the high-density connector offers 43 contacts within a size 12 shell.

The connector is two shell sizes smaller than a partially populated size 16-35 with 55 cavities.

It also offers the same reliability and robustness as the standard 8STA range.

'We've developed a special contact retention mechanism to ensure the connector withstands the most severe vibrations of a race or rally throughout its service life,' said Mark Richardson, business development manager.

The company said that its connector's clear cavity numbering and the ease in which the contact can be inserted and extracted, simplifies assembly and servicing.

With the direction of loading clearly marked, connectors can be quickly and accurately populated, avoiding error and the need for rework, and reducing inspection time.

The special clip mechanism signals to the cable harness technician that the contact is in place.

The connector comes with an oval flange receptacle for front or rear mounting and can be supplied with integrated mounting nuts, avoiding the need for nut plates.

The gold-plated contacts are suitable for cable sizes from 10mm to 35mm.

The temperature range for the 8STA is -55C to 175C and it can support 200A at ambient temperatures.

The full 8STA range, including the high density connector, is available now and can be purchased from Souriau's distributing partners BF1 Connect or Filcon UK.

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