IDC contacts for harsh industrial, transportation, outdoor and alternative energy applications

The new AVX STRIPT 9177-500 Series single IDC contacts for 12 – 18AWG wire-to-board terminations in harsh industrial, transportation, outdoor, and alternative energy applications. These contacts are available now from TTI Europe. These latest additions to the STRIPT family of UL-approved, insulator-less single contacts provide users with a cost-effective solution for quickly, easily, and reliably terminating individual high-current or high-voltage solid or stranded wires onto a PCB using a proven, gas-tight contact system. Designed to support large wire gauges from both a robustness and current rating perspective, the new contacts enable UL-certified wire-to-board connections up to 15A and 600V, and are built to withstand extreme temperatures, shock, and vibration. The ultra-reliable cold-welded connections they enable are also compatible with potting and overmolding encapsulation processes, allowing users to further protect the electronics from extreme environmental conditions including water ingress. Ideal for use in solar and other alternative energy systems, outdoor and transportation lighting, commercial building wiring and electrical systems, and industrial motor controls, drives, and pumps, each proven phosphor bronze IDC contact in the new series features a redundant contact system for enhanced wire retention and high current-carrying capabilities, provides resilient, fatigue-resistant performance, and is dimensionally matched to 12, 14, 16, or 18AWG to ensure impregnable cold-welded connections between the wire and contact in harsh environment applications.