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News Release from: ITT Interconnect Solutions | Subject: Mini RF series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 April 2005
RF connector switches to test duties
ITT Industries is offering a switchable RF connector that combines miniaturisation with durability and high performance.
ITT Industries is offering a switchable RF connector that combines miniaturisation with durability and high performance The Mini RF series is intended for test and accessory use in conjunction with a wide range of telecommunications, consumer, automotive and industrial equipment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Measuring only 2.7 x 2.7mm - and only 1.6mm high - the Mini RF series is ideal for small devices requiring verification of antenna and circuit performance.
It supports signal frequencies up to 6GHz and can accommodate up to 3 degrees of angular misalignment when mating sections are engaged.
The Mini RF series is available in a Test Port version, used to test electronic circuitry (pretransmitting element) and an Accessory Port version, which is used to test and redirect signals through an external transmitting element.
Featuring a high level of durability, the snap-on interface allows for 100 mating cycles.
The cradle interface - present in the Accessory Port version - exceeds 5000 mating cycles thanks to the company's patented "ball geometry" design.
It corrects the misalignment issues that are present in other products on the market.
The Mini RF offers a very robust interconnect as it incorporates a split insulator design.
With the contacts sandwiched between two insulators, the connector design minimises the risk of solder flux contamination of the switch.
It is more robust than "stitched-in" contacts, for example.
Beryllium copper contacts are used with insulators made of liquid crystal polymer.
The shell is copper alloy (phosphorous bronze) with an additional layer of matte tin or gold-over-nickel, for the Test Port or Accessories Port versions, respectively, These high performance engineered materials allow continuous operation at a range of temperatures from -40 to +85C.
The Mini RF connector is also extremely light, weighing in at 0.02g. Request a free brochure from ITT Interconnect Solutions ...
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