Harwin doubles current rating of high-rel power connectors for aerospace applications
PORTSMOUTH, England, 18 July 2014. Harwin Inc. in Portsmouth, England, is doubling the current rating of the power contacts available for use in its Datamate Mix-Tek mixed-technology connector series from 20 to 40 amps.
As many as 12 of the high-current contacts can be used in one Datamate Mix-Tek housing, with devices specified for use at temperatures as high as 150 degrees Celsius.
Harwin has made the most commonly preferred variations of the Datamate Mix-Tek connector family available as standard, off-the-shelf items. 2-10 pin varieties featuring the new 40-amp contacts have been added to this stocked profile, which also includes certain popular 3-amp signal, 20-amp power and 50-ohm coax parts.
The new contacts are plated with 30 microinches of gold for aerospace applications and to offer high durability. Contacts are compact and operate over a wide temperature range.
For more information contact Harwin online at www.harwin.com.
John Keller | Editor
John Keller is editor-in-chief of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine, which provides extensive coverage and analysis of enabling electronic and optoelectronic technologies in military, space, and commercial aviation applications. A member of the Military & Aerospace Electronics staff since the magazine's founding in 1989, Mr. Keller took over as chief editor in 1995.
