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Product category: Terminals and Power
News Release from: Components Corporation | Subject: BC-501
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 18 December 2007

Battery contacts ensure reliable
retention

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Battery contacts are ideally suited for employment in space-constrained wireless communications, mobile computing, consumer and industrial applications in which weight and size are factors.

Available from Components Corporation, BC-501 low-profile small-footprint freestanding battery contacts ensure reliable battery retention with their exclusive wireform design The contacts additionally afford engineers unparalleled design flexibility as the parts can be randomly placed on a circuit board to facilitate optimal board layout and design efficiency

Moreover, they are manufactured using a next-generation, proprietary technology which eliminates standard plastic housing to further reduce overall package size and weight.

Aimed at OEMs and assemblers, the battery contacts are ideally suited for employment in the broadest range of space-constrained wireless communications, mobile computing, consumer and industrial applications in which weight and size are factors.

The contacts therefore are most commonly specified to terminate batteries in such consumer handheld devices as cellphones, personal digital assistants and pagers, as well as in test and measurement, medical and remote monitoring equipment.

The RoHS-compliant parts feature a current rating of 2A, and are manufactured of phosphor bronze 510 alloy, with a gold finish over nickel underplate to ensure exceptional performance properties.

Measuring 1 x 6.35mm, the BC-510 contacts are provided on 8mm-wide 4mm-pitch conductive polycarbonate tape that meets ANSI/EIA-481 standards, and are supplied on 7in (1000 pieces) tape and reel.

Pricing for Components Corporation's BC-501 battery contacts starts at US $60 for 1000.

Delivery is from stock to 4 weeks, and samples are available on request.

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