Product category:
Plugs and Sockets
News Release from: ITT Interconnect Solutions | Subject: APM series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 April 2008
Slimline connectors feed through small
holes
Connectors promise quick and easy handling for commercial vehicle and industrial instrumentation applications.
ITT Interconnect Solutions has connector system with an overall outer diameter of less than 11mm that will fit through small diameter tubing and holes while providing secure and reliable mating Benefiting from ITT Interconnect Solutions' closed socket entry Mini Sure Seal contact system, new APM series connectors warrant quick and easy handling for commercial vehicle and industrial instrumentation applications (such as CANbus)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 May 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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APM series connectors feature up to four crimp contacts (up 0.75mm2 cross section) and incorporate a plug, receptacle and separate inserts for secure contact secondary locking, ensuring excellent contact pin-to-socket alignment.
Positive mating and locking is supported by an audible click that indicates to the user that mating has been successful.
Designed for a wide variety of automotive (eg vehicle lighting clusters and antilock brake systems) and industrial applications, APM series connectors feature no sharp edges, making them ideal to pass through cabin channels.
The devices are suitable for voltages of up to 24V DC and feature a maximum current rating of 5A.
Contact resistance is less than 10mohm, and insulation resistance is in excess of 1000Mohm.
The components offer IP54 (and higher on request) protection and are designed for an operating temperature range from -40 to +105C.
Simple extraction and assembly tools that are fully compatible with APM series connectors are available from ITT Interconnect Solutions.
ITT Interconnect Solutions can also offer modifications of APM series connectors according to specific application requirements, various different pin-counts, other connector families and to cover currents from milliamps up to several hundreds of amps. Request a free brochure from ITT Interconnect Solutions ...
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