Inverted Thru Board Connectors

The BUCHANAN WireMate Inverted Thru-Board (ITB) connectors are specially designed for use in linear and circular LED modules found in all sorts of commercial and industrial lighting systems. The unique headers enable power delivery from the underside of the PCB and LED arrays, eliminating top-surface wire management issues. With their easy-to-use poke-in and wire release features, the new connectors help shorten installation time and provide extra flexibility for reuse and wire replacement. The connectors are modular in design, available for up to five wire connections and in different colors to help installers avoid mistakes when inserting wires.

The High Power ITB SMT Connector is a 7 A, 600 VAC rated inverted header that is ideal for bringing power to today’s high-output FR4, and aluminum clad circuit board LED assemblies. The mating Economy Power II (EPII) Connector works with 22-18 AWG (0.34 mm2 - 0.75 mm2) stranded wire sizes leveraging the proven EP II Connector System.

The ITB Card Edge and Poke-In Connectors are two-position, one-piece connectors that share the same PC Board footprint while offering flexibility in providing either a direct card edge mating solution or a poke-in wire connection to the underside of the LED array boards. Both provide 3.0 mm creep and clearance from all other conductive components on FR4 and metal clad printed circuit boards making them suitable for higher voltage designs.

The ITB SMT Connector provides a small form factor solution to bring power into a conventional or aluminum-clad printed circuit board from the underside of the board. This eliminates the challenges of dressing wires on the top side of LED boards resulting in resulting in low profile, less obstructed p.c. board layout designs. The header mates with the 1.5 mm centerline AMP Mini CT cable assembly and facilitates a simpler assembly of solid state LED lighting for architectural, residential and commercial applications.