Materials and Finishes
| Insulator: | Glass filled polyester per ASTM D5927, UL 94V-0, blue color. |
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| Contacts: | Precision machined copper alloy. |
| Contact Plating: | Professional performance - gold flash over nickel plate. Other finishes available upon request. |
| Shells: | Steel with tin plate; zinc plate with chromate seal, stainless steel passivated. Other materials and finishes available upon request. |
| Mounting Spacers and Brackets: | Copper alloy or steel with zinc plate and chromate seal or tin plate; stainless steel, passivated. |
| Jackscrew Systems: | Brass or steel with zinc plate and chromate seal or clear zinc plate or tin plate; stainless steel, passivated. |
| Vibration Lock Systems: | Slide lock and lock tabs, steel with nickel plate |
| Low magnetic versions are available. Contact Technical Sales. | |
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Mechanical Characteristics
| Contacts Solid Metal Construction: |
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| Male: | PCD: Size 20. 0.040 inch [1.02 mm] mating diameter. PCDD: Size 22. 0.030 inch [0.76 mm] mating diameter. |
| Female: | PCD: Size 20. PCDD: Size 22. Rugged open entry design or PosiBand closed entry design. |
| Contact retention in insulator: | 5 lbs. [21 N] minimum. |
| Connector Polarization: | Trapezoidal shaped shells and polarized jackscrews. |
| Locking system: | Jackscrews and vibration locking systems. |
| Mechanical Operations: | Open entry contacts: 500 operations minimum PosiBand closed entry contacts: 1000 operations minimum Per IEC 60512-5 |
Electrical Characteristics:
| Contact Current Rating: | |
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| Open entry contacts: | PCD: 7.5 amperes nominal PCDD: 5 amperes nominal |
| PosiBand closed entry contacts, tested per UL 1977 PCD Series: |
18 amperes, 2 contacts energized. 14 amperes, 6 contacts energized. 11 amperes, 15 contacts energized. 10 amperes, 25 contacts energized. 9 amperes, 50 contacts energized. |
| PosiBand closed entry contacts, tested per UL 1977 PCDD Series: |
12 amperes, 2 contacts energized. 10 amperes, 6 contacts energized. 7.5 amperes, 26 contacts energized. 6.5 amperes, 65 contacts energized. 5.0 amperes, 104 contacts energized. |
| See Temperature Rise Curves for details. | |
| Initial Contact Resistance: | |
| Open entry contacts: | PCD: 0.008 ohms maximum. PCDD: 0.010 ohms maximum. Per IEC 60512-2, Test 2a. |
| PosiBand closed entry contacts | 0.005 ohms maximum. |
| Proof Voltage: | 1000 V r.m.s. |
| Insulation Resistance: | 5 G ohms |
| Clearance and Creepage Distance (minimum): | PCD: 0.039 inch [1.00 mm] PCDD: 0.042 inch [1.02 mm] |
| Working Voltage: | 300 V |
Electrical Characteristics of Compliant Connection to Plated-Through-Hole of PCB
| Initial Contact Resistance of Connection: | Less than 0.001 ohms per IEC 60512-2, Test 2a. |
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| Change in Contact Resistance of Connection after Mechanical, Electrical, Or Climatic Conditioning: | Less than 0.001 ohms increase per IEC 60512-2, Test 2a. |
| Gas-tight Connections Test: | Less than 0.001 ohms increase in contact resistance after 1 hour per EIA 364, TP36, Method One. |
Climatic Characteristics
| Temperature Range: | -55°C to +125°C |
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