New lightweight connectors can be sealed and cleaned
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ITT Interconnect Solutions' new Nemesis SC connectors are sealed but also cleanable, enabling users such as soldiers and medical staff to operate in all conditions.
The new, miniature, lightweight connectors incorporate a patented pull back barrel system which facilitates cleaning and allows the user to return to full operational functionality in seconds.
Nemesis SC MIL-DTL-38999-style connectors are blind-mateable and feature ITT Cannon's Pogo Pin/Pad and Breakaway technology, which increases the number of mating cycles to over 10,000 mating cycles. According to ITT, devices can be cleaned more than 2500 times and contacts are rated at 3A. The first products are based on the key elements of the MIL-DTL-38999 specification, but a range of circular and rectangular styles are also planned. Currently available devices can have 7, 14 or 19 pins, feature five locking positions and are colour coded for identification.
New Nemesis connectors are fully sealed (IP 67) in the unmated state and resistant to salt spray for more than 500 hours. They weigh less than 25g, measure less than 15mm in diameter, have an anti reflecting coat and are RoHS compliant.
