Computer & Telecom Power Connectors

Tyco Electronics is the world's largest manufacturer of passive electronic connectors and interconnect systems. In addition, we offer the widest selection of power connectors in the connector industry. Our power connectors offer leading technologies in high current, hot plug power interconnect systems for a wide array of high-reliability, high-availability mission critical applications. We provide cost-effective, engineered product solutions for the rapidly evolving demands of the Communications, Computer and Consumer Electronics industry.

Our technology can be seen in applications such as notebook and desktop computers, engineering workstations, servers, mass storage systems, disk drives, consumer products, business equipment, networking hardware, cellular phones and base stations.

As power delivery applications vary widely, our global Power Interconnect Team is proud to offer customizable products, as well as those that are listed below.

For more information on customizing a product to meet your applications needs, please click Customize Document or use the link on the right side of this web page.

Products
	AMP Power Taps Catalog Section - PDF AMP Power Taps provide power to printed circuit boards through high current taps. The taps use low resistance ACTION PIN contacts, are available in a variety of sizes, and are rated up to 5 Amps per contact.
	AMPOWER Wave Crimp System Catalog Section - PDF The AMPOWER Wave Crimp System is the first power distribution system to offer a cost effective, totally mechanical termination method for insulated flat copper cable. The assemblies provide a fully shrouded and polarized separable interface with right angle and vertical board mount headers. The first flat cable tap that allows branching from primary trunk lines, side tapping and discrete wire tapping. Blindmate drawer connectors feature sequential mating and signal contacts. AMPOWER flat cable assemblies provide a unique and effective means of distributing power from source to load in today�s high speed, high density systems.
	AMP-DUAC PL / PL - II / UPC Products Catalog Section - PDF The AMP-DUAC line offers a variety of wire-to-wire or wire-to-board connectors, featuring the DUAL-ACTION contact design that provides better lead-in and reduces contact mating forces. The AMP-DUAC PL-II connector is the newest in the family and offers a new position lock on both the power and signal contacts to ensure contacts remain in position in the cable receptacle.
	ATCA Z1 Power Connector Catalog Section - PDF Designed to the PICMG 3.0 Standard, the AdvancedTCA Zone 1 Power Connector features eight high conductivity (20 Amps per contact) size 16 contacts along with twenty-two size 22 contacts (rated at 2 Amps per contact). The contact retention feature eliminates the need for additional hardware, the lead-in design provides better resistance from contact stubbing and the eye-of-the-needle designed pins are compliant press-fit termination.
	Battery Interconnects Catalog Section - PDF Tyco Electronics offers a wide variety of Battery Interconnects, all use housings that are made of high temperature UL 94V-0 rated thermoplastic and are available with left or right keying or in keyless mounting configurations. Using a 5-position standard Tyco Electronics Battery Interconnects are a total design solution.
	Button Battery Holder Connectors Catalog Section - PDF The Button Battery Holder enables the button battery assembly process to offer significant production efficiency improvement. The compact and low-profile, surface mount type holder is 2.5mm high, 6.7 mm wide and 10.6 mm deep. The battery can easily be pushed into the holder from the top.
	Coin Cell Battery Holder Connectors Catalog Section - PDF The Tyco Electronics Coin Cell Battery Holders are designed to hold BR2032 and CR2032 lithium ion battery cells. The coin cell holders are available in a vertical orientation with solder tails or a low profile horizontal orientation with solder or SMT terminations. Designed for plated through hole (PTH) soldering and surface mount soldering, the coin cell holders are self-ejecting allowing for removal of batteries without tools.
	Convenience Outlets Catalog Section - PDF The Convenience Outlet provides a fast and easy way to add an AC power outlet to a variety of electrical and/or electronic equipment. The connectors are available to snap-in to panels or to be mounted on a printed circuit board.
	CROWN CLIP Connectors Catalog Section - PDF CROWN CLIP sockets are compact, high-current socket connectors for high current bus bar power distribution. The CROWN CLIP sockets utilize the ELCON CROWN BAND technology and are available in single pole format to mate with a solid blade (handling up to 350 Amps) or in a dual pole format to mate with laminated bus bar tabs.
	CROWN EDGE Connectors Catalog Section - PDF CROWN EDGE connectors are board-to-board power interconnect solutions that use ELCON high performance CROWN BAND technology and mate directly with a printed circuit board edge or with a solid bus bar. The modular design offers a combination of power, signal and mixed modules, which are rated at 35 Amps per contact.
	AMP Drawer Connectors - Miniature Power Catalog Section - PDF The new Miniature Power Drawer connector combines a high density power interface in a blind-mateable wire-to-board connector. The MPD contact interface has been previously qualified to requirements similar to BellCore GR-1217 in board-to-board applications. Now available in a crimp-to-wire version, the contacts are rated for up to 15 Amps on 14 AWG wire. In addition, the MPD contacts are designed to meet UL 1977 Hot-Plug requirements for up to 7.8 Amps at 48VDC.
	ELCON DOMINO Drawer Connectors Catalog Section - PDF The ELCON DOMINO connector system is a modular high-current connection system consisting of interchangeable modules which can provide AC, DC, logic and signal, float mounting and pin sequencing. All DOMINO connectors incorporate CROWN BAND technologies, and the high speed capabilities virtually eliminate the need for bussing or splitting current.
	ELCON Drawer Connectors Catalog Section - PDF The drawer series family of mixed power and signal connectors is designed for an unlimited array of applications that use drawer-type, true hot-plug power supply units. This series of connectors utilize high performance CROWN BAND technology, sequenced mating, probe-proof contacts and support for various termination styles, all of this is custom configurable to meet your application.
	FLATPAQ Connectors Catalog Section - PDF FLATPAQ connectors provide hot-pluggable AC and DC power in board-to-board applications. Customizable configurations of up to 45 Amps per contact, signal and logic lines, guides (both active and passive) are enabled by the assembly of various standard modules.
	Guide Hardware Catalog Section - PDF Tyco Electronics offers several lines of Guide Hardware - the Universal Power Module (UPM) Guide Modules, the MULTIGIG RT Guide Modules, and the AdvancedTCA Guide Modules. Each category offers several options of guide pins and guide modules, at different sizes and lengths, as well as keyed and unkeyed configurations.
	ICCON Power Connectors Catalog Section - PDF ICCON connectors provide a reliable high current power interconnection with quick connect/disconnect function for space constrained motherboard - daughtercard, cable-to-board and busbar power delivery applications. ICCON power connectors come in parallel and perpendicular housings, are rated at 35 Amps, have true press-fit or solder tails, and offer a pin locking feature.
	Low Power DRAWER Connectors Catalog Section - PDF The low power drawer series encompasses the AMP Miniature Power Drawer, the Hybrid Blind mate Drawer, the Standard and Special Blind mate Drawers and the Hybrid Mini-Drawer. All of these AMP Power Drawers offer many choices in plug and receptacle housings, and contacts, all at a low cost solution.
	Multi-Directional Interconnection (MDI) System Catalog Section - PDF The Tyco Electronics Multi-Directional Interconnection (MDI) System is a 6 position, high-density, versatile interconnect system. The multi-directional aspect of the MDI system make it ideal of docking connector applications while providing a total solution to reduce design cycle time, time to market, and reduced costs.
	Mini CROWN EDGE Connectors Catalog Section - PDF The Mini CROWN EDGE is a low-profile, high-current power connector for pluggable 1U and 2U voltage regulator modules. The Mini CROWN EDGE uses the ELCON high-performance CROWN BAND true power contacts, is designed specifically for VRM 10.2 and is rated at between 150 and 200 Amps.
	MINIPAK HD Connectors Catalog Section - PDF Designed to the PICMG MicroTCA.0 Standard, the MINIPAK HD Connector combines 24 power contacts and 72 high density signal contacts in a backplane connector. The power contacts are the industry proven Universal Power Module (UPM) power contacts and are rated at 14.5 Amps per contact.
	MINIPAK HDE Connectors *New* Catalog Section - PDF The MINIPAK HDE connector is a power module designed to serve in both backplane power distribution and general pcb-to-pcb applications. The HDE uses the industry proven Universal Power Module (UPM) power contacts, rated at 18 Amps per contact. This connector offers low mating force, two-level contact sequencing for mate-first-break-last operation and has a one-piece molded housing for cost effectiveness.
	MINIPAK HDL Connectors *New* Catalog Section - PDF The MINIPAK HDL Connector combines a high density power interface into a blind-mateable board-to-board connector, which stands only 8mm off the edge of the printed circuit board. The MINIPAK HDL connector consists of a right-angle to right-angle connection, utilizing eye of the needle tails that can be used for press-fit or solder applications, and the contacts are rated at 16 Amps per contact.
	MULTI-BEAM XL Connectors Catalog Section - PDF MULTI-BEAM XL is a blind-mateable board-to-board power distribution connector system. The heart of the MULTI-BEAM XL connector is the unique power contact which offers higher current ratings, lower contact resistance and lower mating forces than alternative designs. The connector is designed and manufactured in a modular approach and therefore allows the customer to select the number of power and signal contacts as well as the mating sequence of contacts they need for their specific application.
	MULTI-BEAM XLE Cable Pass Thru/Coax Connectors Catalog Section - PDF The MULTIBEAM XL Family are combination power and signal, blindmate, board-to-board/cable-to-board power distribution connectors. The MULTI-BEAM product is custom configurable with options from right-angle/vertical, to solder/press-fit, to contact sequencing.
	MULTIGIG RT Modules Catalog Section - PDF Designed specifically for use with Tyco Electronics 2mm Backplane Connectors, the MULTIGIG RT power modules are made from high conductivity copper alloys, and can deliver 120 Amps per linear inch.
	Pluggable Bus Bar System Catalog Section - PDF The Pluggable Bus Bar System consists of an extruded profile holding two solid copper conductors and is designed to reduce assembly time, give repeatable low impedance electrical performance and reduce wiring errors. The systems thermal characteristics are improved with the use of flat copper layers allowing better airflow.
	Power Cords Catalog Section - PDF Tyco Electronics is a world class supplier of standard and custom power cords having received the approvals of major standards organizations all over the world including NEMA, CEE, SHUCO and JIS.
	Power POD Connectors for ITANIUM II Processors Catalog Section - PDF The Power POD Connector designed to the Intel interface requirements delivers the power from the Power POD to the processor through low resistance / low inductance connectors. The 97 contacts combine to deliver up to 130 Amps and operate at a temperature of 30�C or less.
	RAPID LOCK Bus Bar Connectors Catalog Section - PDF The RAPID LOCK connectors are a single-pole, quick connect/disconnect replacement for lug connections and provide up to 250 Amps per contact. The cable mounted sockets provide a right-angle configuration, and feature an insulator cap, while the pin contacts can be attached to the bus bar by screw or swage or to a backplane by press-fit and backup screw.
	Slim UPM/Co-Planar Products Catalog Section - PDF The Slim UPM is a thin power connector that uses about 0.355" of pcb edge space, has four 8 Amp UPM-Style contacts and three sequencing levels. The co-planar UPM is specifically designed to connect two printed circuit boards on the same plane and to compliment the Z-PACK HM-Zd connector in Zone 3 AdvancedTCA applications.
	Standard Edge/SEC-II Products Catalog Section - PDF Standard Edge II connectors are offered with/without mounting ears, for rack mounting and soldering and provide high reliability and economy in packages compatible with industry standards for double sided printed circuit boards. The SEC-II Power Connectors offer an ideal combination of low-current and high-current connections in a single, durable design in a variety of combinations of power and signal contacts.
	Universal Power Modules (UPM) Catalog Section - PDF Universal Power Modules are designed to complement Tyco Electronics 2mm Backplane Connectors, and are offered in both Standard Power (10 Amps per contact) and High Power (16 Amps per contact) delivering up to 100 Amps per linear inch.
	Voltage Regulation Module Catalog Section - PDF Voltage Regulation Module (VRM) Connectors are dual row card edge style connectors, currently designed to carry up to 150 Amps DC power and have card retention either in the form of a latch or a metal retention clip.
	VR 372 Power POD Connector Catalog Section - PDF The VR 372 Power POD Connector was created to deliver very high current density in a mezzanine style connector through hundreds of parallel circuits. The 372 Connector features two alignment plugs to assist in mating to the connector to the pcb.
	Z-PACK Power Modules Catalog Section - PDF The Z-PACK power modules are designed to be used with the Tyco Electronics Futurebus+ Backplane Connectors and are rated at 3 Amps per contact, delivering 50 Amps per linear inch.

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