Deutsch develops composite connectors
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Deutsch product story
Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team
May 21, 2009
The latest addition to the range of harsh environment connectors from Deutsch is a composite version of its DTS-RJ45 connector for Ethernet applications.
The connectors make standard and screened CAT5/5E/6 plugs suitable for applications such as military vehicles, naval/shipboard, railway, radars and field data systems.
The composite version offers superior corrosion resistance over its aluminium counterpart with more than 2,000 hours salt spray and is 30 per cent lighter.
The composite connector housings have a rating of 1,500 mating cycles and can be mated with the metallic version.
The connectors are available in nickel and cadmium olive drab plating finishes as standard.
As with the metallic versions, high-performance shielding and grounding is achieved through the integrated shell to RJ45 metallic ground plane.
The DTS-RJ45 is available with the insert component factory fitted and sealed in one of four 'clocking' positions, providing additional connector keying options over those of the shell housing.
Receptacle connectors are available in either jam nut or square flange styles with an RJ45-RJ45 feed through or PCB mount option.
Deutsch offers the plugs fitted with a factory tested RJ45 CAT 5e patchcord, or alternatively without, to allow the customer to plug in their own.
The connector sealing, screening and cable support utilise Deutsch's purpose-designed IP67 backshell, which is also available in plated composite and will suit a range of cable diameters.
The DTS RJ45 connectors have been selected for standardisation by VG in Germany as a result of independent performance testing.
The DTS-RJ45 connector is part of the Deutsch DTS range, based on the MIL-DTL-38999 Series III, which also includes the high-current DTS-HC and the DTS-Quadrax.
The high-current connectors house a combination of signal and power contacts including 60A, 150A and 300A options.
The Quadrax Ethernet/AFDX connectors house up to eight contacts each transmitting up to 100Mbit/s and feature a similar ground plane design to the DTS-RJ45 providing these connectors with the optimum technical performance in their class.
The DTS range features a triple-start mating thread with anti-vibration coupling mechanism, shell-to-shell grounding fingers, rear accessory features and mating seals.
