Drive power between adjacent linear LED lighting strip modules
Our Hermaphroditic blade and receptacle connectors are surface mount (SMT) wire-to-board and board-to-board connectors that drive power between adjacent linear LED lighting strip modules.
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Benefits
- Reduce design time using the same connector for power, data or signal connections with 2, 4 or 6 positions
- Reduce inventory requirements with a single connector that mates to itself
- Simplify assembly and service with either vertical or horizontal connections (connector can be articulated from 90° to 180°)
- Provide design flexibility with board-to-board or wire-to-board options
- Simplify design by allowing the same footprint on both ends of the strip
- Maximize LED output with low profile connector rounded corners that eliminate shadowing
- Help resist vibration and wire loads with wire-to-board connectors featuring positive latching
- Select gold plating eliminates the potential for fretting corrosion caused by micro motion in harsh LED lighting environments
- Speed assembly time with surface mount and reflow compatible low profile design in tape and reel packaging
Drive power between adjacent linear LED lighting strip modules. The Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle connectors are designed to provide power between adjacent linear LED lighting strip modules. Available in 2, 4 and 6 positions, this connector's compact design makes it a good fit in tight spaces, and the vacuum pick and place design features make it suitable for high volume automated manufacturing. This connector mates and unmates (vertically and horizontally) to itself, enabling a lower part number inventory.
The Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle connectors consists of a standard and a miniature version. Both these are available with tin-plated contacts and gold-plated contacts for harsh conditions.
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Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle Connectors
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These connectors allows customers to reduce inventory requirements with a single connector that mates to itself. Assembly and service is simple with either vertical or horizontal connections and fast with surface mount and re-flow compatible low profile design in tape and reel packaging. The rounded corners eliminate shadowing in order to maximize LED output. Besides with tin-plated contacts, the Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle Connectors are now available in gold-plated contacts eliminating the potential for fretting corrosion caused by micro motion in harsh LED lighting environments.
- Data sheet: Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle connectors
- Data sheet Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle connectors with gold plated contacts
Miniature Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle Connectors
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These low profile SMT miniature hermaphroditic board-to-board connectors are designed to provide power between adjacent linear printed circuit boards. Ideal for use in compact spaces with features designed for vacuum pick and place that make it suitable for high volume automated manufacturing. Besides with tin-plated contacts, the Mini Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle Connectors are now available in gold-plated contacts eliminating the potential for fretting corrosion caused by micro motion in harsh LED lighting environments.
- Data sheet: Mini Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle connectors
- Data sheet: Mini Hermaphroditic Blade and Receptacle connectors with gold plated contacts
Applications
- Architectural and sign lighting
- Retail and display lighting
- Fluorescent LED retrofit lighting
- Cabinet or furniture lighting
- Commercial / residential cove lighting
Hermaphroditic Connectors are Surface Mount (SMT) Wire-to-Board and Board-to-Board connectors that drive power between adjacent linear LED lighting strip modules.
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