Posted to News on 9th Jul 2007, 20:18
Coloured interconnects suit industrial applications
Tyco Electronics is adding coloured plugs, caps and headers to its existing Universal Mate-N-Lok connector family. Nine different colour options are now available, enabling colour coding and different colour schemes to be used in harness and wiring systems. Improving visibility and aesthetics, the new connectors meet system colour coding protocols and avoid the need for additional keying components.
Designed for a wide range of general-purpose industrial and commercial electronics applications - including industrial machinery, instrumentation, commercial and building equipment, and household appliances - the colour-coded Universal Mate-N-Lok connectors benefit from UL recognition, CSA certification and VDE approvals, as well as being fully RoHS compliant.
Universal Mate-N-Lok connectors are based on 6.35mm centrelines and are available in wire-to-wire, wire-to-board, single-row and double-row configurations. Designers can select from either right-angle or vertical headers for the wire-to-board versions. Contacts are crimped to the wire and accept wire ranges from 12-10AWG up to 30-26AWG.
The pin and socket contacts are brass or phosphor bronze with tin or gold plating. Housings and headers are available in UL 94V-2 and UL 94V-0 nylon.
