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I Have 6 Connector Kits Giveaway. Tell Me What You Think of SKEDD Direct Plug-in Technology

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Back in mid-May, I ran a short blog on Phoenix Contact's SKEDD Connectors. At the time, I thought they were interesting. The connectors employ SKEDD technology which is a means mounting PCB connectors directly to a PCB via through-contacted bore holes. After I posted the story, one of our top members, , commented to me that he saw they were interesting as well; he had seen them at an Embedded World. Well, I mentioned this to my boss who asked the supplier for some connector kits. A little while I received them and had my colleague,   take a photo of one.image

 

I received 6 connectors kits last week. And now I have to decide on what I should do with them. There are any number of ways these kits could be used. I feel the best way is to have members examine the connectors in the kit, and experiment with them, as they see fit.

 

A Little About the SKEDD Connectors

I think part of the challenge is that the kit is only part of a larger system. But interconnects are an important component of a piece of hardware. This interconnect system is unique. These combine direct plug-in technology to the PCB with push-in spring termination and tool-free installation. The contact zone is made up of two flexible halves that bend easily, enabling the contacts to easily adjust to plated-through holes on a printed circuit board. Upon insertion, the contact has sufficient force to establish a gas-tight connection with no special requirements for the PCB.

 

So I'm looking for some members who want to play around with these wire-to-board connectors and write a blog in this group to tell about your experience. You might have to get a little creative to experiment with them. But that's part of the fun!

 

What you have to do to get a SKEDD connector kit for FREE

Tell me why you'd like on of these kits, what you would do with them, or how someone could use them. Maybe you want to compare the connectors in this kit with out wire-to-board connectors. Maybe you want to experiment with connectivity and durability. Go for it! Just tell me what you want to do in the COMMENTS section below. I'll contact you when I decide on who gets the kits.

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  • I probably have a pessimistic view of things (I firmly believe in Murphy's Laws image), but I think that using a connector that does not use soldering multiple times and on multiple different boards, ultimately leads to both electrical and mechanical problems. The friction and the inevitable torsional forces that are applied to the connectors during insertion or disconnection in the printed circuit could have negative effects on the reliability of the electrical contacts, especially if the boards that mount these connectors were to be found in industrial environments in presence of vibrations.

    I'd like to try these connectors by simulating a hostile environment (vibrating platform) and checking how they behave when they are crossed by analog signals.

    Question: is the printed circuit shown in the photo made only for insertion-disconnection tests or there are soldered connectors from which to take the signals coming from the SKEDD ??

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  • I probably have a pessimistic view of things (I firmly believe in Murphy's Laws image), but I think that using a connector that does not use soldering multiple times and on multiple different boards, ultimately leads to both electrical and mechanical problems. The friction and the inevitable torsional forces that are applied to the connectors during insertion or disconnection in the printed circuit could have negative effects on the reliability of the electrical contacts, especially if the boards that mount these connectors were to be found in industrial environments in presence of vibrations.

    I'd like to try these connectors by simulating a hostile environment (vibrating platform) and checking how they behave when they are crossed by analog signals.

    Question: is the printed circuit shown in the photo made only for insertion-disconnection tests or there are soldered connectors from which to take the signals coming from the SKEDD ??

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