Tyco expands range of hermaphroditic connectors

Tyco Electronics has added wire-to-board plug connectors and board-to-board connectors to its range of hermaphroditic blade and receptacle connectors.

The connectors simplify the connection of aluminium-clad printed circuit-boards, commonly used for LED lighting-applications such as lighting controls and LED light modules.

The new plug connectors use tin-plated brass crimp-snap contacts for 18 to 22 AWG (0.3 to 0.9mm) stranded wire and a 94V-0-rated thermoplastic housing.

The plug connector mates with board-mount connectors and features positive latching for a secure connection.

The low-profile surface-mount board connector uses a hermaphroditic blade and receptacle design to allow LED printed circuit-board strips to join with more flexibility than traditional post-and-receptacle headers.

Connections can be made by sliding the two boards together horizontally or vertically.

The ability to vertically slide the two boards together makes replacing a board in mid-strip easier by lifting up the strip to be replaced and lowering in the new one.

The same board-mount connector is used for board-to-board and wire-to-board connectivity.

The hermaphroditic design results in only one board-mount part needing to be inventoried and simplifies design by using the same footprint on both ends of the strip.

Contacts are supplied in reeled form for processing by high-speed terminating equipment.

Connectors are available in two, four or six positions.

They are rated to 6A and 125VAC/VDC, with an operating temperature range from -40C to +105C.

They are UL/cUL recognised.

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