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Harwin extends 1.25mm micro signal
high-reliability connector range
Following strong customer uptake of its initial release
of the high-reliability Gecko Screw-Lok 1.25mm pitch
connector, Harwin has now doubled the range, with four
new pin count sizes complementing the existing product
options. The company, who specializes in manufacturing
interconnect solutions capable of meeting the most
challenging of application demands, has announced the
addition of 20, 26, 34 and 50-contact connectors. These
sizes are available in all the existing connector designs:
Vertical PCB throughboard and SMT in both male and
female
Horizontal PCB throughboard in male
Cable housings in both male and female
Metal (aluminium) backshells for both male and female
cable housings
Connector options doubled
The total number of new options added to the range is
36. This broadens the options available to customers
dramatically, thereby enabling their specific application
requirements to be fully addressed without compromises
being made. As with the existing Gecko Screw-Lok
products, the new additions feature ruggedized ‘mate
before lock’ stainless steel screw fixings for increased
security with inbuilt corrosion resistance against salt
spray and humidity. Pivotal to the success of the Gecko
product family are Harwin’s patented single piece
4-finger beryllium copper female contacts. These can
withstand up to 1,000 repeated mating cycles without
any loss of performance. The connector design is
also optimized to withstand high vibration, shock and
extremes of temperature, thereby ensuring optimum
electrical performance and durability when placed under
the harshest of operational conditions, even in these
larger size envelopes.
Hi-Rel, Small Size
The Gecko-SL family continues to provide the
industry with a package that is up to 45% smaller than
conventional Micro-D connectors and up to 75% lighter.
It delivers the combination of robustness, compact
footprint and increased flexibility that engineers need
for modern space constrained, high reliability designs.
Other specifications maintained throughout the range
are:
Contacts rated to 2.8A individually, 2.0A for all contacts
simultaneously
Operating temperatures of -65°C to +150°C
20g vibration, Z axis 100g 6m/s shock, with no
discontinuity greater than 1µs
Manufactured from environmentally-friendly materials;
lead, phosphate and halogen free
Image: Addition of further sizes to Gecko Screw-Lok
offering results in higher pin counts for increased design
flexibility
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