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News Release from: Phoenix Contact | Subject: Combicon coding profiles
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 July 2003
Coding profiles eliminate mismating
A new range of coding profiles for Combicon wire-to-board connectors aims to avoid the pitfalls of inserting the wrong plug into a header when making plug-in connections to a PCB.
Inserting the wrong plug into a header when making plug-in connections to a printed circuit board is impossible when the new coding profiles from Phoenix Contact, are used in conjunction with the company's popular Combicon range of wire-to-board connectors Unlike many other types of connector coding system, the new profiles do not reduce the number of connector poles available to the user
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Easy to fit, yet securely retained in place once fitted, coding profiles are inserted in recesses moulded in both the plugs and headers of connectors in the Combicon range.
Coloured bright red, the coding profiles are easy to see against the green connector mouldings, making it easy to recognise mating plugs and headers.
A further benefit is that several profiles may be fitted to each connector - the exact number depends on the connector size - providing a large number of coding possibilities.
With a ten-way connector, for example, 362,880 codes are available, sufficient to ensure that every connector in the most gargantuan installation is uniquely coded.
Phoenix Contact's coding profiles for Combicon connectors are suitable for use with 7.62mm pitch standard and inverted headers which are rated 12A per pole at up to 400V; 5 and 5.08mm pitch headers rated 16A per pole at up to 250V; and 7.62mm Power Combicon headers rated 20A per pole at up to 400V.
Other coding options are also available for many other products in the extensive Combicon range.
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