For use in incandescent-replacement LED bulb assemblies, the 9159-500 Series bottom-entry, card-edge connector was developed to solve space, cost. process, and reliability issues, eliminating the need for labor-intensive hand soldering of wires on PCBs in SSL applications.
The surface-mount board-to-board connector system allows a perpendicular PCB to be mated to a top-mounted main FR4 or metal core PCB from the bottom side using standard pick and place equipment and reflow soldering. The connector is available in a range of 2 to 6 positions, which allows increased functionality, such as color control or specific line control. Featuring dual PCB slot widths, the connector is compatible with both 0.8 and 1.6-mm PCBs, and is available with or without a safety cap, either preassembled or separately. Through-board height is 1.00 mm with the cap and 0.6 mm without, to avoid interfering with light output.
Rated for 10 mating cycles, 2 A per contact, 250Vac/dc, and use in temperatures ranging from −40°C to 120°C, the 2-mm pitch connector has gold-plated beryllium-copper (BeCu) spring contacts. The connector also has UL1977 approval and meets the UL94 V-0 flammability standard. (Contact Tom Anderson for pricing and availability.)
By Richard Comerford
AVX , Fountain Inn , SC
Tom Anderson 843-946-0351
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