Packaging/Interconnects: Electrical Connectors Suit Hazardous Environments

Dec. 4, 2003

The Star-Line EX series electrical connectors meet ATEX update testing for use in hazardous environments, as defined by the National Electrical Code (NEC), Article 505. The Zone 1 rated connectors eliminate hard wiring to terminal blocks in junction boxes. Their aluminum housings are finished with a hard anodized coating to 40 points on the Rockwell C scale. Stainless steel and brass housings are also available. The connectors handle power up to 115 A at 1000 V with up to 143 contacts. Contacts are made of copper with a standard silver and optional gold plating. Pricing starts are $350, and delivery is within two to four weeks.

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About the Author

Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.