PC Connectors promote compact electronic designs.
Press Release Summary:
Compact versions of PC 5 connectors enable installers to wire currents up to 41 A UL and conductors up to 8 AWG in space-restricted areas, fostering compact equipment design. All connectors are plug-compatible to existing PC 5 and PC 4 headers and panel-mount plug connectors. Compact versions are offered with or without screw flange or with tool-free, click-and-lock latching system in 2-12 positions.
Original Press Release:
Connectors Offer High Performance in Minimum Space
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Phoenix Contact's PC 5 connector family now comes in a more compact design. The dimensions are 15 percent smaller than the original design, while maintaining the same high-performance data of the original PC 5 connector.
Using the new connectors, installers can wire currents up to 41 amps UL and conductors up to 8 AWG in a smaller space. This allows a more compact equipment design. All of the connectors are plug-compatible to the existing PC 5 and PC 4 headers and panel-mount plug connectors.
The updated PC 5 connectors are available with or without screw flange, or with the tool-free click-and-lock latching system, in two through 12 positions.
About Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact develops and manufactures industrial electrical and electronic technology products that power, protect, connect and automate systems and equipment for a wide range of industries. Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, Blomberg, Germany, operates 47 international subsidiaries, including Phoenix Contact USA in Middletown, Pa.
For more information about the PC 5 or about Phoenix Contact, visit www.phoenixcontact.com, or call technical service at 800-322-3225, e-mail info@phoenixcon.com.
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