Electrical Connector survives harsh environments.
Press Release Summary:
Providing up to 1,500 A in signal, control, and power applications, RoHS-compliant Star-Line EX circular connectors are certified for use in Zone 1-llc hazardous environments. They provide fast and safe interconnection to modular equipment. Solder, crimp, or pressure terminals eliminate need for hard wiring to terminal blocks enclosed in junction boxes. Featuring hard-anodized coating to 40 points on Rockwell C scale, housigs are available in stainless steel, brass, and aluminum.
Original Press Release:
New Amphenol Rugged Circular Connector Provides High Current in Signal, Control and Power Applications
Sidney, N.Y. November 2008 - Amphenol Industrial, a global leader in interconnect systems, has introduced RoHS-compliant, rugged connectors that provide up to 1500 A in signal, control and power applications. Amphenol's versatile Star-Line EX connectors are typically used in harsh environments, such as wind farms, on and off shore oil drilling and other manufacturing and production applications, due to their certification for use in Zone 1-llc hazardous environments.
Star-Line EX electrical connectors provide electrical, design and instrumentation engineers with a fast and safe interconnection to modular equipment. They come with solder, crimp or pressure terminals, eliminating the need for hard wiring to terminal blocks enclosed in junction boxes, and offering significant time/cost savings during equipment installation or tear-down.
In addition to stainless steel or brass housings, the Star-Line EX series comes in lightweight aluminum housings precision-machined from high-tensile-strength bar stock and finished with a hard-anodized coating to 40 points on the Rockwell C scale.
The series features a dielectric strength of 1,800 V and heat resistance up to 750°F (399°C). Furthermore, Amphenol offers the industry's broadest range of interchangeable and reversible backshell arrangements and contact inserts, including power (up to 1,500 A at 1,000 V), signal (up to 143 contacts) and mixed power and control applications. Contacts are copper with standard silver-plating with optional gold plating available.
Pricing for a RoHS-compliant Star-Line EX connector starts at $200 in quantities of 1,000. Delivery is 8 to 10 weeks ARO.
For more information, please visit www.amphenol-industrial.com or e-mail Starline@amphenol-aio.com.
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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.
