High-Reliability One-Way Connectors serve in harsh environments.
Press Release Summary:
Manufactured to ESA/ESCC specifications, Space Splice connectors meet quality requirements for satellite, payload, and other harsh environment applications and offer usability-optimized alternative to manual splicing. These EPPL2 (ESA/ESCC European Preferred Part List Part 2) products, rated for 300 Vrms working voltage and 7.5 A max current, accept 20–30 AWG cable. Removable, D*MA crimpable contact technology allows manual and guiding tool-assisted insertion.
Original Press Release:
C&K Launches Space Splice High-Reliability One-Way Connectors for Harsh Environment Applications
Compact, easy-to-use, & resistant to high radiation & temperatures, C&K’s new Space Splice connectors — an EPPL2 product — meet the highest quality requirements for satellite, payload, laboratory, avionics, military, & medical equipment
NEWTON, MAÂ – C&K Components, a leading global manufacturer of electromechanical switches, smart card interconnect devices, and high-reliability connectors, launched its new Space Splice high-reliability connecting solution. A compact, easy-to-use alternative to manual splicing, the new, one-way Space Splice high-reliability connectors deliver high radiation and temperature resistance, low residual magnetism, and low degassing, and — manufactured in accordance with ESA/ESCC specifications — meet the highest quality requirements for satellite, payload, and other harsh environment applications, including: laboratory, avionics, military, and medical equipment. An EPPL2 (ESA/ESCC European Preferred Part List Part 2) product, the series accepts the most popular cable gauges (AWG 20 – AWG 30) and employs removable, D*MA crimpable contact technology that allows for both manual and guiding-tool-assisted insertion.
“Current satellite development processes still make some signal connections by hand, which, in addition to being labor-intensive, is less repeatable and more susceptible to failure than standardized solutions. Our Space Splice connectors replace this manual and error-prone operation with a standard, easy-to-use, high-reliability solution that is manufactured to the highest standards and especially ideal for one-way heater, thermistor, and multilayer insulator (MLI) connections in demanding harsh-environment applications, spanning satellites and other mil/aero applications to medical and laboratory use,” said Remi Antoine, product manager, hi-rel space and avionics, C&K Components.
Featuring a PEEK insulator and copper-alloy socket and pin contacts finished with 1.27µm gold, C&K’s Space Splice high-reliability connectors are rated for 300Vrms working voltage and 7.5A maximum current, exhibit < 200 Gamma residual magnetism (NMB) and > 1 x 108 Rads radiation resistance, and are designed for use in operating temperatures spanning -55°C to +125°C. Space Splice connectors measure ∅3 x 29.5mm, weigh a maximum of 0.2g, and are shipped in bulk plastic bags containing 250 units. Accessories for the series include: a crimping tool, an extraction tool, a locator, and two contact probes for a retention tool.
For more information about C&K’s new Space Splice high-reliability connecting solution, please visit http://www.ck-components.com/95707/ck_spliceflyer_feb16.pdf/. For all other inquiries, please visit http://www.ck-components.com, or call 617-969-3700.
About C&K Components
C&K Components is a leader in interface and switch technology, as well as smart card and high reliability connector products. C&K Components offers more than 55,000 unique part numbers that are built, priced, and delivered as standard catalog items. www.ck-components.com
For more information, contact:
Allison Turner
C&K Components
617-969-3700
allison.turner@ck-components.com
Christine Stieglitz
BtB Marketing Communications
919-872-8172
christine.stieglitz@btbmarketing.com
