EdgeMate™ Wire-to-Edge-Card Power Connectors
Eliminating the need for mating header, EdgeMate™ power connectors offers positive PCB-locking and significant cost savings for wire-to-edge-card terminations in appliance, industrial and lighting applications.
Features & Benefits:
- Mates directly to the PCB edge card without a mating header
- Reduced inventory, bill-of-material and manufacturing costs without having to invest in headers
- Positive-lock design offers strong PCB-to-connector retention
- Bifurcating (dual contact-point) terminals support up to a 7.0 A current allows secondary current paths for long-term electrical performance and reliability
- Polarized housing ensures correct orientation with the PCB
- Connectors without locking features (option) - Versions without lock give greater pricing flexibility to suit customer needs
Product Description
Rising raw materials costs, weight and freight charges in addition to environmental compliance issues involved in developing high-reliability products have challenged product makers as much as component suppliers. Regardless of the industries where these products are used - consumer appliances, industrial or lighting - customers are asking for smaller, lighter, more economical electronic and electrical content in their application systems or sub-systems.
EdgeMate connectors are designed to help reduce cost by eliminating the need for mating headers in a wire-to-edge card. The hallmark feature of EdgeMate connectors is its highly robust locking mechanism, which enables the mated (and wired) assembly to withstand high-vibration or shock operating conditions. Added electrical reliability is achieved with the crimp terminal, known for its cantilever beam and dual-contact-point design for high normal-force and current-carrying capacity.