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News Release from: Abacus Group | Subject: Mini-Clamp II Wiremount Plug 371 and 373
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 May 2008
Connectors allow easy field use
Polarising tabs help provide proper mating while latching features help provide a secure connection, even under mechanical stress and vibration in industrial environments.
Abacus Group has released the Mini-Clamp II Wiremount Plug 371 and 373 series The new connectors provide durable, reliable and easy field termination interconnection for I/O applications commonly found in a wide range of sensor control systems, including factory automation and industrial controls
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The IDC wire termination requires standard pliers, making the process simple and easy to complete in the field, without requiring specialist tools or extensive wire preparation, reducing the overall cost of wiring installations.
The 3M Mini-Clamp II connectors are part of 3M's field bus system offering, which is designed to reduce the amount of wire usage while saving space in factory automation installations.
Using 3M insulation displacement technology (IDC), the connectors are designed to reduce maintenance work by providing higher connection reliability while eliminating cable and stripping and tinning, as well as the need for repetitive screw-type wire terminations.
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In addition, the 3M Mini-Clamp II connectors have an integrated guiding and alignment feature built into the cover, which provides reliable positioning of the individual wires.
Semitransparent covers allow visual inspection for proper wire positioning prior to the simple wire termination.
Polarising tabs help provide proper mating while latching features help provide a secure connection, even under mechanical stress and vibration in industrial environments.
Typical applications include semiconductor and LCD manufacturing machines, medical, packaging systems, conveyor systems, elevators and lift systems, flow meters, motion test and measurement systems, traffic light and control systems, base press control electronics, food and packaging industries, automotive and metal industries, solar and alternative energy, and sensors.
The 3M Mini-Clamp II Connectors are available from Abacus in 2mm pitch and use colour coding (red, yellow, orange, green, blue and grey) to ensure proper wire usage, wire alignment and retention in the cover.
The 3M Mini-Clamp II Connectors are available in three and four-pin wiremount configurations in socket, panelmount socket and plug versions.
They are also available in boardmount socket configurations: three and four-pin single-row socket connectors; and six-pin (2 x 3 pins), eight -pin (2 x 4 pins), a 12-pin (4 x 3 pins) and a 16-pin (4 x 4 pins) multirow socket connector.
Dust caps are available for harsh and dusty environments.
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