Friday, July 30, 2010:
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of
advanced passive components and interconnect solutions, has expanded its 9176 Series of
reliable discrete wire-to-board connectors with the launch of the 9176-400 Series contact and
cap.
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The smallest discrete surface mount IDC wire-to-board connector with a 6A rating
available on the market, the 9176-400 Series connectors fit almost any application that requires a
single wire to connect to a PCB. The new connector offers a smaller profile and lower cost
alternative by providing a simple, reliable and low-cost SMT termination point for 22-24AWG
wires, particularly beneficial for SSL and industrial applications. In addition, individual contacts
can be located anywhere on the PCB enabling great design freedom.
Originally developed to meet harsh environment automotive and industrial market
applications, the industry-proven IDC contact system has been tested to automotive levels of
shock, vibration, and temperature cycling to prove their reliability and robustness. The new
9176-400 single, standalone component enables a wide range of devices to be connected to the
PCB without soldering, simply by inserting a wire into the SMT contact with a small tool or
optional retention / termination cap. While the IDC contact provides a gas-tight connection to
conductor of the wire, the optional cap provides a positive strain relief in severe vibration
applications. To facilitate repair, wires can be removed and replaced up to three times. A large
SMT solder base provides maximum stability on the PCB.
“The 9176-400 single contact meets the cost and performance requirements for the
repeatable wire termination of leaded devices and individual wires for harsh environment
applications. In solid state lighting (SSL) applications specifically, these contacts are used to
bring power and signal onto the PCB or to daisy chain multiple boards together in a long string.
Other important applications include smart grid meters and industrial devices,” said Tom
Anderson, product manager at AVX.
Supplied on tape & reel packaging for standard SMT processing, these new 9176-400
contacts reduce the total applied cost when compared with two-piece systems, and the simple
IDC termination process provides higher reliability, greater repeatability and easier repair than
solder terminations.
Pricing for the 9176-400 IDC Series is set at competitive market levels with a lead time
of eight weeks.
For more information, contact AVX at 1306 - 1310, China Enterprise Tower Complex, 2
Hua Shan Road, Shanghai, China 200040; by calling 86-21-6217-1201; by fax at 86-21-6217-
1002; or on the Web at www.avx.com.
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