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1. Connectors for PrintedConnectors for Printed
Electronics
Presented by
David Fisher
Nicomatic North America

2. OutlineOutline
• Crimp Connectors
– 2.54 Pitch Systems
– 1.27 Pitch Systems
– 2.00 mm Pitch Systems
– Discrete Wire Systems
• ZIF/LIF connectors/
• Crimp vs ZIF Technical Comparison

3. 2 54 Crimp Connectors2.54 Crimp Connectors
Thru Conductor
• Competitors
– Tyco(AMP), FCI(Berg), Molex,
Thru Conductor
Tyco(T&B)
• Crimp Methods Nicomatic CrimpFlex
6 points
– Thru Conductor
• Berg Clincher, Berg DuFlex,
Ni ti C i Fl T&B
6 points
Around ConductorNicomatic CrimpFlex, T&B
– Around Conductor
• Tyco(Amp) Molex
Tyco
Around Conductor
• Tyco(Amp), Molex
• Very Sensitive to Crimp Height
– Results in Intermittent Shorts
4 points
®DuFlex and ®Clincher are registered trademarks of BERG ®CrimpFlex is a registered trademark of NICOMATIC

4. 2 54 Crimp Connectors2.54 Crimp Connectors
• Contact Styles
– Female Contacts
Female Contact
• High and Low Insertion Force
– Male Pin
Male Contact
w/housing
Male Pin
• With and without Housing
S ld t b– Soldertab
• Various Sizes and Shapes
f
Male Contact
• Retention features
SoldertabSoldertab

5. 2 54 Crimp Connectors2.54 Crimp Connectors
• Female Contacts (Molex, Nicomatic, Tyco)
– Insertion Force Female Contact
• Low Insertion Force (Single Leaf Spring)
– Use with Latching Housingsg g
– Higher pin counts (8 or more)
– Most Can be used as Standard Contact
Single Leaf Spring
• High Insertion Force (Dual Leaf Spring)
– High Vibration Environments
L Pi C t– Low Pin Counts
– FCI(Berg) Only One retention force
Dual Leaf SpringDual Leaf Spring

6. Crimp ConnectorsCrimp Connectors
• Plating Options
– Tin/Lead (Obsolete – Non ROHS)
Tin (14106 12)
Gold Plating is typically
not required for most
printed ink applications– Tin (14106‐12)
– Gold
• 30 microinches (14106‐372)
printed ink applications
– For corrosion protection, pass salt spray tests
• 15 microinches (14106‐352)
• Gold Flash (2 to 10 microinches) (14106‐32)Gold Flash (2 to 10 microinches) (14106 32)
– Reduced contact resistance
– Increased mating cycles
Reduced Insertion force– Reduced Insertion force
• Mating Header Must be the same plating
– Galvanic CorrosionGalvanic Corrosion

7. 2 54 Housing Styles2.54 Housing Styles
• Standard Housing
– Single or Dual Rowg
OF-XX
2 thru 36 positions
4F-XX
4 thru 50 positions
No Polarization or Locking Features

8. 2 54 Housing Styles2.54 Housing Styles
• Latching Housing
– OL‐XX (2‐25) & OLH‐XX (4‐25)
• Cross for Tyco(Amp)
OL-XX Latching Housing
Without Walls
• Cross for Tyco(Amp)
– OM‐XX (2‐25) & OMH‐XX (4‐25)
• Cross for Molex
– OJH‐XX (3 ‐ 25)
• Cross for Tyco and Molex
• Walled Latch
OM-XX Latching Housing
Without Walls
• Walled Latch
– More Robust
– More difficult to actuate
• H Series Housings
– Assembled from Either Direction OJH-XX Latching Housing
With Walls

9. 2 54 Housing Styles2.54 Housing Styles
• Other 2.54 pitch Housings
Polarized Housing (OP-XX & OPH-XX)
Cross For Molex
Detent Housing (OD-XX & ODH-XX)
Polarization and soft lock
Cross for Tyco
Polarized and Locking Housing (2E-XX)
Dual Row Version (4E XX)
Right Angle Housing (7F-XX)
Dual Row Version (4E-XX)

10. 2 54 Crimp Equipment2.54 Crimp Equipment
Manual Presses
• Manual Equipment
– 10025 Crimp Press
Manual Presses
2.54 mm Pitch
Manufacturer Style
Crimp
Rate
Assembly
Rate
# of Contacts
(per hit)
FCI Pliers 60 est 50 est 2 to 4
• Options for Female Dies, Male
Dies, Soldertab Dies
P ti E i t
Molex Arbor na Na 2 to 25
Nicomatic Arbor 420 250 2 to 25
Tyco Pliers na na 1?
• Pneumatic Equipment
– 10500 SA and SAP Crimp
Press
Automated Presses
2.54 mm Pitch
Manufacturer
Crimp
Rate
Assembly
Rate
# of Contacts
(per hit)
Press
• Up to 36 contacts at one time
• SA Press crimps Female and
FCI 240 200 2 to 32
Molex (Toggle) 250 175 2 to 25
Molex (Semi‐Auto) 800 340 2 to 25
Nicomatic 1800 450 1 to 36
T 1000 375 1SA Press crimps Female and
Soldertab
• SAP Crimps All Styles
Tyco 1000 375 1
na- not specified/available to knowledge of writer
Crimp Rate – as specified in company literature for 12 pin connector
Assembly Rate – composite of contact assembly and secondary assembly required. 600/hr for housing assembly and 1200/hr for Berg Clincher®
lid closure

11. 2 54 Connector Comparison2.54 Connector Comparison

12. 1 27 Crimp Connectors1.27 Crimp Connectors
Thru Conductor
• Competitors
– Tyco(AMP)
Thru Conductor
• Crimp Methods
– Thru Conductor Nicomatic CrimpFlex
6 points
• Nicomatic CrimpFlex
– Around Conductor
6 points
Around Conductor
• Tyco(Amp)
• Very Sensitive to Crimp Height
R lt i I t itt t Sh t
Tyco
Around Conductor
– Results in Intermittent Shorts
• Material can curl
• Pitch Precision Problems
4 points
®CrimpFlex is a registered trademark of NICOMATIC

13. 1 27 Crimp Connectors1.27 Crimp Connectors
• Contact Styles
– Female Contacts
• 16068‐12, 16068‐32, 16068‐372
– Soldertab
Female Contact
Soldertab
– No Male Crimp Pin Available from
Nicomatic or TycoNicomatic or Tyco
Soldertab

14. 1 27 Housing Styles1.27 Housing Styles
• Standard Housing
– Single or Dual Rowg
MOF-XX
4 thru 50 positions
M4F-XX
8 thru 100 positions
No Polarization or Locking Features

15. 1 27 Housing Styles1.27 Housing Styles
• Latching Housing
– Single or Dual Rowg
MOJ-XX
M4J XX8 thru 50 positions M4J-XX
16 thru 100 positions
MOJR-XX
8 thru 50 positions
Holes ReversedHoles Reversed

16. 1 27 Crimp Equipment1.27 Crimp Equipment

17. 1 27 Crimp Equipment1.27 Crimp Equipment
• Comparison done at 12 contacts per tail
• At 25 contact per tail, rates are almost
equalequal
• Both are optimum and real life is lower
1.27 mm Pitch Presses
Manufacturer Style
Crimp
Rate
Assembly
Rate
# of Contacts
(per hit)
Nicomatic Arbor 420 250 2 to 50Nicomatic Arbor 420 250 2 to 50
Tyco Semi‐Auto 1000 375 1
Crimp Rate – as specified in company literature for 12 pin connector
Assembly Rate – composite of contact assembly and secondary assembly required. 600/hr for housing assembly

18. MicroFlex Crimp ConnectorsMicroFlex Crimp Connectors
• 2.00 mm Pitch Crimp System
– Same contacts as 1.27 mm Pitch
– Different Machine to crimp at
2.00 mm pitch
– Female and Soldertab contacts
available
Originally Developed for Aircraft Applications

19. MicroFlex Crimp ConnectorsMicroFlex Crimp Connectors
• 2.00 mm Pitch Connectors
– Mates with Nicomatic CMM Straight PCB Straight SMT
connector system
– Primarily For Mil/Aero
A li tiApplications
– Stainless Steel locking hardware
N ti
Right Angle PCB Right Angle SMT
• Numerous options
– Wide range of mating headers
• PCB RA SMT Cable• PCB, RA, SMT, Cable
Cable to Cable

20. Discrete Wire Crimp ConnectorsDiscrete Wire Crimp Connectors
• Mate to Discrete Wire
Cables
– 2.54 mm Pitch System
• 0.635 mm (0.025”) Square Pins System
• Mates for Standard Housings and g
Locking Housings
• Most Common is with Female
Contacts on Printed Circuit and Square
l d dMale Pin on mating discrete wire side
• 22 AWG thru 28 AWG
• Tin Plated or Gold Plated

21. ZIF/LIF ConnectorsZIF/LIF Connectors
• ZIF Connectors
– Available Pitches
• 0.3, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.25
• 1.27, 2.54 Not Available
• 1.0 mm Most Common for Printed Electronics.0 ost Co o o ted ect o cs
– Pin counts from 3 to 40
– Most common 4 – 30, even numbers plus a few odd
– Contact StylesContact Styles
• Bottom Contact, Top Contact, Dual Contact
– Plating Options
• Tin/Pb (Now Tin or SnBi due to ROHS)
• Gold Plating – To eliminate Tin Whiskering

22. Technical Comparisonp
(Typical)
Crimp ZIF (1.00 mm)
Voltage (VAC) 300 50 to 125
Current (Amps) 3 0.50 to 1.0
Dielectric WithStand (VAC/one Minute) 1100 500 VAC
Operating Temperature (Deg C) ‐55 to 150 ‐40 to 85
Insertion Cycles 50 20Insertion Cycles 50 20
Insertion Cycles are very application and operator specific

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