BNC connector adds RF, T+M dimension to Slims connector range
A BNC connector version has been added toteh Slims FeedThrough Connector range by Cliff Electronics. Widely used for RF, test and measurement and security systems, the BNC version is available in both 50 and 75 Ohm impedances.
The narrow form factor of Cliff’s Slims range is used by audio, broadcast, data and communications systems manufacturers in the USA and is becoming more popular in the UK and the rest of Europe for increasing panel density as well as in products for export to North America. Other applications for the Slims BNC FeedThrough connector include education and laboratory devices.
Cliff’s Slims connector rage is a more compact alternative to the company’s 26mm wide XLR form factor products. The Slims connectors are just 19mm wide allowing up to 20 to be mounted in a 1U, 19 inch rack panel, compared with 16 of the existing XLR design.
Designed and manufactured in the UK, other Slims versions available are the widely used data connector types RJ45, HDMI and USB 2 and USB 3. Supplied in either a black plastic shell or nickel silver metal, Slims connectors may be mounted to the front or rear of control panels. Assembly options are 3.2mm plain holes, countersunk holes or 2.5mm plain self-tap holes. The mounting holes are on the central vertical axis of the connector.
Cliff’s FeedThrough connectors allow standard, off the shelf, connecting cables to be used for internal connectivity, thus simplifying and speeding up system assembly and facilitating repurposing of equipment, claimed the company.
Cliff’s wide range of XLR form factor types allows designers to integrate audio, video, digital, optical, networking and data feeds into professional equipment for broadcast (studio and mobile), lighting, audio, medical diagnostic and treatment equipment, PoE and industrial applications, instrumentation and control connectivity.
The most popular connectors in Cliff’s FeedThrough range are CAT 5e RJ45, CAT 5e Shielded RJ45, CAT 6 RJ45, CAT 6 Shielded RJ45, HDMI female – female, USB 3.0 A-A, USB 2.0 B-A and USB 2.0 A-A. All of which are widely used in data and audio visual applications.
