New Power Connector from Amphenol Delivers Up To 300 A at Single Point of Contact

SIDNEY, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Amphenol Industrial Products Group, a global leader in interconnect systems, now offers a new high current PCB power connector that enables single point power delivery of 150 A, 200 A and 300 A in less than one linear inch of a PCB edge.  Amphenol's RadFin power connectors use RADSOK contact technology to meet the increasing power requirements of printed circuit boards and the need for a smaller board footprint.

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Ideal for use by data center equipment manufacturers and power supply manufacturers as well as in energy storage systems, these low profile power connectors offer flexible power delivery to PCBs enabling a variety of layout choices.

The heat dissipating design of RadFin dramatically helps reduce T-rise with minimal air-flow required.

The space-saving RadFin is offered in right angle mating planes as single-point contact terminals making them versatile when component placement is crucial. These new connectors offer superior current density compared to traditional power connectors.

These power connectors are available in solder tail, complaint pin and screw attach and mates with 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm diameter pin for 150 A, 200 A or 300 A applications.

RadFin can be configured for board-to-board, wire-to-board or busbar-to-board mounting.

Technical Specifications

• Single point power delivery of up to 300 A in less than one linear inch of a PCB edge
• 3 pin diameter available in 6 mm/150 A, 8 mm/200 A and 10 mm/300 A
• Compact 15 mm x 15 mm x 20 mm for 200 A 8 mm size
• RADSOK technology

Pricing for the 200 A starts at under $10 per unit.  Delivery is 6 weeks ARO.

For more information, please visit http://www.amphenol-industrial.com or e-mail [email protected].

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Editor's Note:  Amphenol Industrial Products Group, headquartered in a 675,000 square foot facility in Sidney, N.Y., provides a full range of high reliability connectors and interconnection systems specifically for the industrial markets including base stations, rail/mass transit, process control, automotive manufacturing, heavy equipment, and petrochemical/power generation. 

Products include ruggedized-for-industry cylindrical, fiber optic, rectangular, and industrialized versions of Amphenol's MIL-DTL-5015 cylindrical, MIL-DTL-26482 miniature cylindrical and GT reverse bayonet cylindrical connectors. It employs more than 1,400 people and is both ISO9001 and MIL-STD-790 certified. 

Amphenol Industrial Products Group is a division of Amphenol Corporation, Wallingford, CT, one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world, with year 2013 sales topping $4.6 billion.

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