Rugged Amphenol Nexus mil-spec audio connectors for military and public service applications offered by CDM

Nov. 17, 2022
U.S.-made AJ and AP QPL MIL-DTL-55116 and M55116-Type connectors are for military, tactical, aerospace, industrial, and public safety applications.

TURNERSVILLE, N.J. – Electronics distributor CDM Electronics Inc. in Turnersville, N.J., is offering the Amphenol Nexus Technologies AJ and AP series of mil-spec audio connectors for military command-and-control applications.

The AJ and AP series QPL MIL-DTL-55116 and M55116-Type connectors are widely specified for mission-critical military, tactical, aerospace, industrial, and public safety applications, and are made in the United States.

Product groups include the high-performance 5- and 6-contact QPL MIL-DTL-55116/1 through M55116/14 interconnects and accessories in standard and lightweight versions to support military radios, tactical intercom networks, and rugged-environment communications requirements.

The panel- and cable-mount series encompass waterproof, polarized plugs and receptacles with either crimp sleeve or solder cup contacts. Right-angle M55116-Type shielded plugs are also available for space-limited designs.

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Additionally inventoried is the 50 percent smaller TAC series of 6-to-10 pin M55116-Type connectors optimized to meet the small-format specifications of soldier-worn applications as well as public safety communications equipment.

The Amphenol Nexus Technologies radial 7- and 10-pin watertight breakaway connectors are designed to meet severe environmental conditions. Parts are watertight to depths of six feet, and feature molded-on wiping action contacts.

The plugs and jacks are inventoried in several cable diameters, and are shielded versions and in miniature 50 percent smaller, styles. For more information contact CDM Electronics online at www.cdmelectronics.com.

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