Panel Mount PV Connector features quick snap lock mating.

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Available in 14, 12, and 10 AWG gauges respectively rated to 36, 45, and 52 A, Helios H4 Panel Connector helps feed power from solar panel into inverter or combiner box. Current ratings and contact resistance help minimize power losses, while quick snap lock mating facilitates panel mount installation and termination to either box. Dual-rated for UL and TUV, RoHS-compliant connector meets NEC 2008 requirements without requiring extra locking collars or locking sleeves.



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Amphenol's New Panel Mount PV Connector Features RADSOK Technology



Sidney, N.Y. - Amphenol Industrial, a global leader in interconnect systems, now offers the Helios H4 Panel Connector, a panel mount photovoltaic (PV) connector featuring RADSOK technology. This new connector offers higher current ratings and lower contact resistance resulting in lower power losses and is compatible with standard industry connectors, including Amphenol's Helios H4 line, for easy integration.

Amphenol's new H4 Panel Connector, developed to help feed power from a solar panel into an inverter or combiner box, features quick snap lock mating for easy panel mount installation and termination to either box.

Designed for applications that use solar inverters, combiner boxes and installers, the H4 Panel Connector is dual-rated for UL and TUV. The connector meets NEC 2008 requirements without the need for extra locking collars or locking sleeves and is available in three different gauges including 14 AWG rated at 36 A, 12 AWG rated at 45 A and 10 AWG rated at 52 A.

This new RoHS compliant H4 Panel Connector is ready for field assembly and is UV and ozone resistant.

Pricing for the H4 Panel Connector starts at $3.35 per mated set. Delivery is 4-6 weeks ARO.

For more information, please visit www.amphenol-industrial.com or e-mail energy@amphenol-aio.com

UPCOMING TRADESHOW: Intersolar Europe, Munich, Germany, 6/8-10; SolarPower International 2011, Dallas, TX, 10/17-20

READER SERVICE INQUIRIES: : Please forward all reader service inquiries to Robert Fralicker at Amphenol Industrial Operations, Amphenol Corporation, 40-60 Delaware Ave, Sidney, N.Y., 13838-1395; e-mail: rfralicker@amphenol-aio.com; Web: www.amphenol-industrial.com.

NOTE: Amphenol Industrial Operations, headquartered in a 675,000 square foot facility in Sidney, N.Y., provides a full range of high reliability connectors and interconnection systems specifically for the industrial markets including base stations, rail/mass transit, process control, automotive manufacturing, heavy equipment, and petrochemical/power generation.

Products include ruggedized-for-industry cylindrical, fiber optic, rectangular, and industrialized versions of Amphenol's MIL-C-5015 cylindrical, MIL-C-26482 miniature cylindrical and GT reverse bayonet cylindrical connectors. It employs more than 1,400 people and is both ISO9001 and MIL-STD-790 certified.

Amphenol Industrial Operations is a division of Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT, one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world, with year 2006 sales topping $2.5 billion.

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