Connectors provide power distribution to bus bars.

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Amphe-Base Connectors are available in 2- or 3-position patterns, have 50 A current capability per position with 8 AWG wire, and 100 A capacity with 4 AWG wire. They are made of injection-molded UL94 V-0 rated polycarbonate, and feature molded-in contact retention. Circuit identification is designed into connectors for foolproof mating. Connectors incorporate RADSOK(R) 6mm socket, based on hyperbolic grid configuration, with wire wells from 4 to 12 AWG.



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New Amphe-Base Connectors From Amphenol Provide Power Distribution To Bus Bars And Backplane Assemblies


Sidney, NY, March 27, 2002 - Amphenol Industrial Operations has announced the introduction of its Amphe-Base connector series, which allows the user to provide power to bus bars and backplane assemblies. The connectors, available in either two- or three-position patterns, have a 50A current capability per position with 8-AWG (American Wire Gauge) wire and 100A capacity with 4-AWG wire.

The new Amphe-Base series offers easy one-handed mating. The connectors feature molded-in contact retention and no special tools or external clips are needed for socket contact installation. Users simply push the crimped socket into the rear of the cavity until the socket locks into place. The connectors are made of injection-molded UL94 V-0 rated Polycarbonate, providing strength while maintaining cost effective manufacturing.

Circuit identification designed into the connectors helps ensure that users will not confuse the circuits. The two-position pattern displays symbols for the positive (+) and negative (-) circuits. The three-position pattern displays positive and negative as well as the additional symbol for the ground (G) circuit. The positive circuit position on the three-position connector is offset from the ground and the negative circuits positions, further ensuring foolproof mating.

Additionally, this connector series incorporates the RADSOK® 6mm socket with wire wells ranging from 4-gage to 12-gage, depending on the current requirements of the application. RADSOK is a patented electrical terminal based on a hyperbolic grid configuration. The cylinder contains elongated contactor strips connected in spaced, parallel relationships, twisted into a hyperbolic shape. As a male pin is inserted, the grid deflects, imparting high normal forces. The hyperbolic configuration ensures a large coaxial, face-to-face engagement area for a low milli-volt drop connection with a low insertion force. The stamped grid and cylinder are very rugged, allowing for a high
quantity of insertion cycles and off-axis insertions.

Pricing for a typical three-position rectangular, molded connector with three 6mm RADSOK sockets is $12.86 in quantities of 500 pieces. Delivery is 6 weeks ARO.

For more information, contact Geoff Grace, Product Manager, Amphenol Industrial Operations, Amphenol Corporation, 40-60 Delaware Ave, Sidney, NY, 13838-1395. Tel: 607/563-5335; Fax: 607/563-5895; E-mail: ggrace@sidney.amphenol-aerospace.com;
Web: www.amphenol-industrial.com.

READER SERVICE INQUIRIES: Please forward all reader service inquiries to Judy Ogden at Amphenol Industrial Operations, Amphenol Corporation, 40-60 Delaware Ave, Sidney, NY, 13838-1395.

Amphenol Industrial Operations, headquartered in a 675,000 square foot facility in Sidney, NY, 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 IS09001 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 2000 sales topping $1.25 billion.

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