Filter Connectors Come In Pressfit Or PC Tail

Feb. 17, 2003

Available in plug or socket form, users have the option of the 5W5 combo D-Sub filter in either a pressfit or PC tail configuration. Both configurations can be installed in multilayer pc boards using flat-rock tooling or directly soldered using the PC tail version. Filter capacitance ranges from 1.3 to 100 nF. Dielectric withstanding voltage in the standard configuration is 707 V dc. A high-voltage version can withstand 1020 V dc. The power contacts are rated for 10 A. Made of a copper alloy, they're gold plated on the mating side. Several plating options are available. The connectors feature die-cast nickel-plated shells for added strength and optimum shielding. They mate with standard unfiltered 5W5 combo D-SUB connectors. Typical applications include power-supply I/O connectors. Pricing in quantities of 1000 is $17.85 each. Delivery is in three weeks.

American Conec Corp.
www.conec.com; (919) 460-8800

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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.