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News Release from: Souriau | Subject: Souriau JDX miniature breakaway connectors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 September 2007
Breakaway connectors meet military needs
Souriau JDX miniature breakaway connectors meet the demanding needs of soldiers in the field.
Souriau JDX miniature breakaway connectors do not jam and are easily mated in blind conditions They are designed for harsh military environments, improving the reliability of a soldier's equipment in the field
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Military connectors are extremely robust, simple to use and offer soldier modernisations programmes an innovative and reliable interconnect solution.
The JDX series connectors are on display at DSEi, along with fibre optic connectors and an explosively formed, hermetically sealed range.
"Performance and safety are key requirements for infantry applications", says Paul Makin, Business Development Manager Military and Aero, Souriau UK.
"Souriau has developed the JDX connectors with exclusive breakaway features to prevent entanglement that could lead to injury".
"With no moving parts, the risk of jamming is also removed, increasing reliability in stressful environments".
Available in shell sizes 0 and 2 and with contact layouts from 2 to 19 positions, the small footprint allows access in restricted space applications.
It has an operating temperature range of -50 to 125C and can withstand over one thousand mating cycles and undergo exposure to sea salt for 150 operating hours.
A protective cover prevents damage by providing strain relief and environmental sealing, whilst the hooded socket contacts provide protection against probing damage.
The JDX breakaway feature is ideal for harsh environments where cable entanglement could injure the operator or damage equipment, and also makes the connectors easy to use.
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