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News Release from: Harting | Subject: M12 connector in crimp format
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 March 2008
Crimp format connector on the rails
The requirement for high-speed transmission of signals and data within trains has led rolling-stock designers to incorporate Ethernet communication links into modern rail vehicles.
Harting's M12 connector in crimp format is ideally suited to the requirements of the rail industry, combining, as it does, compact footprint and ease of assembly The requirement for high-speed transmission of signals and data within trains has led rolling-stock designers to incorporate Ethernet communication links into modern rail vehicles, and the M12 connector is a key device in interfacing between Ethernet switching devices and the various subsystems within the train
Featuring an overall length when assembled of 41.5mm for the male versions and 38 mm for the female version, the M12 crimp connector type can be assembled quickly and easily in the field using standard tools.
The M12 crimp connector incorporates four standard D-sub contacts, and is rated at 4A and 32V.
It is suitable for wire gauges of AWG22-30 (0.34 to 0.5mm2), and meets UL94V0 flammability requirements.
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