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News Release from: ODU UK | Subject: Mini-Snap
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 July 2003
Push-pull circulars evolve to new
applications
Although the push-pull circular connector has been around for a while new materials and new technologies ensure constant evolution of the product.
Although the push-pull circular connector has been around for a while new materials and new technologies ensure constant evolution of the product For this reason the ODU Mini-Snap range continues to expand to a wider circle of applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 2 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Plastic body makes lighter and cheaper push-pulls
ODU's plastic-bodied Mini-Snap PC connector is an addition to the company's metal-bodied range of push-pull connectors.
New plastic-bodied variants are finding uses in medical equipment because they can either be autoclaved or even be produced as disposable components for use with disposable surgical instruments.
The basic design concept enables power and signal to be carried through the connector in various permutations and size configurations.
Key to the design is the latching principle similar to a popular garden hose connector - if you pull the hose the coupling stays closed, if you pull the outer sleeve of the coupling it disconnects.
Similarly, if you pull the cable the connector remains connected but if you pull the outer sleeve it disconnects.
This means that users can easily blind mate and release a push-pull connector with two fingers, providing several advantages over cylindrical connectors with screw or bayonet locking including quick action, useable in confined spaces, no confusion - connected or disconnected - and security even under vibration.
The units have metal or plastic housings, plastic insulators and machined contacts, and the standard sizes available are 6.5, 9.4, 12, 13, 15, 18, 23 and 42mm diameter.
About 100 different insert patterns are offered, including high-power, coax and triax, with more than 300 contact types with terminations from 0.08 to 2.5mm.
This covers applications for high voltage (up to 8kV), high frequency and optical waveguides.
A 360-degree screen termination feature is offered where EMC protection is needed.
If there is a special requirement then ODU will custom manufacturer connectors to suit.
Additionally IP68 level protection variants are available but the range is subject to continuous development to create further variants.
Furthermore the connectors are compatible with units from other sources, in particular those used in the medical equipment market.
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