Rugged CFast products
ITT Interconnect Solutions is supporting CFast - the latest small form factor removable storage standard to be released from the Compact Flash Association (CFA) - with a line of two-piece ultrasonic weld cover sets and 24 way connectors.
ITT's CFast covers are designed to offer an optimal solution for cover set toughness. A plastic frame is melded around the perimeter of the cover and orientated into position with guide posts, which simplifies assembly.
Once assembled, the covers are ultrasonically welded together in a continuous weld joint around the perimeter of the card. According to ITT, this process provides 'the most rigid CFast products in the industry'.
CFast cover sets and 24 way connectors are available in either Type I or Type II packages. The surface mount connectors are rated at 1.5A per pin and designed to exhibit no discontinuity greater than 100ns. Total mating force is 28.8N maximum at 25mm/minute; total unmating force is 3.7N minimum, 24.5N maximum at 25mm/minute; and durability is 10,000 mating cycles. Operating temperature range is -55 to 85°C.
