Despite their simple assembly method, Single Poke Home Contact connectors provide excellent mechanical stability and wire retention, thanks to their dual-beam phosphor bronze contacts and high contact spring tension. This allows for easy and reliable connections in harsh industrial environments, while also offering a competitive cost due to savings in insulation and assembly.
These contacts give the designer greater flexibility, as they allow for numerous power, signal, and ground options on the PCB. This is due to the significant advantage of being able to individually connect the wires to the top and bottom of the metal-core and FR4 PCB.
The WTB 9296 series receptacles allow the connection of stranded and solid wire from 18AWG to 24AWG, supporting currents between 7A and 12A respectively. This is due to the wire gauge; for example, 18AWG supports 12A, 20AWG 10A, 22AWG 8A, and 24AWG 7A. They also support different voltages depending on the distance between individual receptacles.
They are suitable for applications in harsh industrial environments, given their ability to operate between -40°C and 125°C. This allows them to be used in applications such as smart grid meters, SSL/LED lighting equipment, and machine controls, including motors, drivers, solenoids, sensors, fans, and pumps. They are also widely used in building security systems, such as fire detection systems.
In short, once again, AVX has innovated by creating this robust, reliable, and repeatable wire-to-board termination system capable of replacing two-piece connectors and eliminating the need for manual soldering of wires on PCBs.
