Tyco Electronics Corporation introduced a poke-in connector for the LED lighting market. The poke-in connector is a low profile, surface mount (SMT), two-position connector ideally suited for use in PCB-based LED strings, lighting controls, and other applications that can benefit from an easy poke-in wire termination to the PCB.
The Poke-in LED connectors are available in tape & reel packages for high speed SMT processing equipment and the high temperature plastic housing is reflow solder process compatible.
The RoHS compliant connector incorporates tin over nickel plated copper alloy contacts with a UL94-V0 rated high temperature thermoplastic housing. Packaged in reels of 800, the tape & reel packaging conforms to ANSI/EIA Standard 481-C
Although optimised for use with 18AWG 6 through 16 strand wire, the Poke-in LED connectors also accepts 18 through 22 AWG solid wire as well as 18 through 20 AWG prebond stranded wire, the company said. The connector is UL c/UL recognised for 4A at 48VDC and 4A at 250VAC. Mechanical wire retention is rated for five pounds minimum.
Tyco Electronics
02 9554 2600
www.tycoelectronics.com.au