Insulator is the industry’s only 2.55mm-profile IDC series
Claimed to be the only industrial insulation displacement connector (IDC) currently available in a 2.55mm profile, the 9176-800 series low profile IDC can now accommodate 22 to 28 AWG. It is designed for space-constrained, harsh environment, industrial, medical and transport applications.
The one- to four-position connectors is available in one to four positions in each of four wire gauges. The redundant, fatigue-resistant phosphor bronze contacts provide high-reliability, gas-tight, cold-welded connections for discrete 22, 24, 26, and 28AWG solid and stranded wires. They are compatible with potting and overmoulding encapsulation processes for environmental protection, adds AVX.
They can connect leaded components to PCBs in smart metering, sensors, building controls, portable monitoring and measuring devices, point-of-sale equipment, handheld inventory management devices, security systems, patient monitoring equipment, and LED lighting and can be used to connect PCBs in a daisy chain configuration.
AVX’s 9176-800 Series low-profile IDCs reduce the z-axis height of the next-lowest-profile insulated IDC connectors, the 9176-400 Series, by 1.0mm and reduce the total overall volume of the Standard 00-9176 Series IDCs by more than 50 per cent to meet the demands for smaller, lighter-weight electronic devices capable of delivering high-reliability performance in harsh environmental conditions including shock, vibration, and operating temperatures from -40 to +125 degrees C.
The 9176-800 Series low-profile IDC connectors feature flat, integral, glass-filled nylon 46 caps that comply with UL94 V-0, designed for automated pick-and-place assembly, and enable simple, single-step termination. To further ensure error-free termination, the one-position versions, which are rated for 600V instead of the standard 300V, are also available in eight colours designed to match individual wires.
Every connector in the series is rated for three-cycle durability and current ratings are reliant upon AWG; the 22AWG connectors are rated for 6.0A, the 24AWG connectors are rated for 5.0A, the 26AWG connectors are rated or 4.0A, and the 28AWG connectors are rated for 3.0A.
Parts are packaged in tape and reel in quantities of 1,700 and those designed to accept 22 to 26 AWG are UL approved. UL approval for 28 AWG parts is underway and is expected in the near future.
