Contact Technology

Amphenol is a recognized industry leader in the manufacture of interconnect products. This success is due in part to the breadth and depth of contact styles and options invented and manufactured at Amphenol. 

A few examples of superior contact technology are as follows:

RADSOK

Amphenol can upgrade many core connectors and offer custom connector solutions by adding our patented RADSOK® contact. RADSOK is a RADial SOcKet that was developed from a flat, stamped grid, twisted into a HYPERBOLIC geometry to form a socket contact with unique characteristics. The hyperbolic grid carries more current by having a greater conductive surface area.

Unique features of RADSOK include:

• High Reliability

• Low Voltage Drop

• High Cycle Durability

• Low Insertion Force

BRUSH

The Brush or B3 contact is made up of multiple strands of high tensile wire that are bundled together. A reduction in mating/un-mating force of 70% to 90% is achieved over conventional contacts. The brush contact has proven durability and long contact life. Hybrid low mating force connectors can be designed with combinations of brush and coax, twinax, power contacts, and fiber optic termini.

The Amphenol^® B3 Contact is an engineered, innovative solution to problems caused by the high mating and unmating forces of conventional pin and socket contact pairs. B3 stands for Bristle Brush Bunch, a descriptive name for the multiple strands of high tensile strength wire that are bundled together to form the brush-like contact. By intermeshing two multi-strand wire bundles, an electrical connection is made. The B3 contact design results in low, normal contact site forces and significantly reduces mating and unmating forces.

The B3 Contact offers:

• low mating/unmating forces

• superior electrical characteristics

• proven durability and long contact life, 100k mating cycles

• a new age of PC design

• resistance to fretting corrosion

RockSolid Contacts

With traditional contact system design, failure is inevitable when confronted with CONTINUOUS FREQUENCY VIBRATION, TEMPERATURE CYCLING, ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATIONS and CORROSION. With a little forward thinking and design, we offer a RockSolid contact solution.

Some features include:

• Immunity to shock and vibration

• Low contact resistance

• Low insertion and extraction forces

• Longer contact life