Harwin adds EMI/RFI backshells to horizontal Gecko models
More shielding options have been added to the Gecko hi-rel connectors by Harwin. The horizontal backshells for Harwin’s Gecko-Screw-Lok (Gecko-SL) series of lightweight, hi-rel connectors. The backshells ensure a fully EMI/RFI shielded connection for horizontal 1.25mm pitch board-to-cable connections, confirmed Harwin. Previously Gecko EMI/RFI shielding was only available on vertical board-to-cable orientations. The horizontal backshells will find uses in applications requiring EMI/RFI protection but where there is very little space to fit the connectors/cabling. Example applications include satellites and CubeSats, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), robotics, medical equipment and high-density industrial systems.
Two variants of the horizontal backshells are available, one with rear panel mount lugs, and one without. The backshells are compatible with Harwin’s Gecko-SL horizontal through-board connectors (with standard gender locking) and Gecko-MT mixed layout connectors (which have both power and data-carrying capabilities).
The top-mounted backshells are independently secured instead of attached directly to the connector. They can be added at the build phase as well as during the initial design concept stages. They will withstand the same high vibration, shock, and temperature extremes as the rest of the Gecko range, for demanding or extreme environments.
For over 70 years Harwin has been supplying engineers with the connectors they need to meet the most demanding specifications. Its interconnect portfolio of hi-rel products are designed for high performance applications, in the harshest operating environments, or within the tightest of spaces.
Harwin’s products include space, avionics, defence, robotics, oil/gas, healthcare, and motorsport, plus industrial drives, factory automation systems, unmanned vehicles, smart agriculture and electric vehicle battery management.
Harwin’s production facility in Portsmouth, England engineers and manufactures Gecko, Datamate, Mix-Tek, M300, Archer Kontrol industrial connectors, and the 60A-rated high-current Kona product lines, complemented by EMI/RFI shielding cans and a range of board level hardware including spacers, spring contacts, cable clips, and jumper links.
