J-Tech Compliant Pin Technology

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CompliantPinTechnology
CompliantpintechnologyusedatJTechisa typeofcontactthatisdesignedtopress directlyintoaPCboardwithoutanysolderor otherterminatingmaterials Therearofthecontactisdesignedwithan eyeoftheneedle styletipthatallowsthis tiptobepressedintoaplatedthroughhole onthePCboardandgivesagastightelectrical connectionbetweentheI/Oconnector,that housesthecontact,andthePCboard

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Compliantpressfitcontactshavebeenaroundinthe commercialandindustrialmarketsfordecades,but neverreallywereuseduntilthe1990sinmilitary andaerospaceapplications(harshenvironments) Thiswasduetothehighcosttomanufacturethese contactsthatneededtomeetbroadtemperature fluctuationsandhighvibration Forbenignenvironments,thesecontactsareeasily madeinastampedandformmethod,butthe matingtipsofthecontactsdonothaveaspherical radius,whichisrequiredinmilitaryapplications

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Tomakearobustenoughcompliantpin contact,ahybridmethodofmanufacturing wasborn Amachiningoperationwasbuiltintothe sequenceofstampingstationsinahighspeed stampingdietocreateacosteffectivecontact andonewithasphericalmatingtipthat meetstheM39029specifications Fullymachinedcompliantpincontactscanbe producedalsobutaremorecostly

AdvantagestousingCompliantPin
SolderisnotneededtoterminatetheI/O connectorthathascompliantpincontactsto thePCboard,whichmeansnocleaningafter termination Noneedforcontactscrimpedtowiresfrom theI/Oconnectortoanotherboardlevel connector Allofthissaveslaborininstallation,space withinthesystem,andlessconnections, whichisalwaysaplus

InstallationInformation
Astandardarborpressandaspecifically designedinsertionfixtureareneeded Theinsertionfixtureneedstobedesigned topressontheperipheralsealoraround theoutsidediameteroftheplasticinsertof thematingendoftheI/Oconnectoror aroundthematingfaceoftheshell Evenlydistributedforceswillallowthe connectortopressnicelyintothePCboard

CompliantPinElectricalData
Thecurrentcarryingcapacityofacompliant pincontactequalsthatofasoldertail,solder cup,andcrimpcontacts Thecurrentcarryingcapacityofthecompliant pintothePCboardfarexceedsthatofthepin tosocketengagement Themillivolt dropthroughthecompliantpin tailtotheplatedthroughholeofthePCboard isnegligibleandisbetterthanthe requirementintheM39029specification

CompliantPinMechanicalData
InsertionForcestypicallyare10lbs.maximum averagepercontact RetentionForcestypicallyare5lbs.minimum averagepercontact Forasize22compliantpincontact,the recommendedPCboardholediameterafter platingshouldbeabout.038/.042 Forasize16compliantpincontact,this shouldbeabout.056/.060,andsize20= .047/.051

JTechCompliantPinHistory
Foroveradecade,JTechhasbeensupplying compliantpressfittailswithinharsh environmentcircularconnectorsformilitary, aerospace,andcommercialapplications ProgramssuchastheBoeing/LMCOJDAM Bomb,RaytheonITASVehicleMissile Launcher,F16andotheraircraft communicationmodems,andothersuseJ TechconnectorswithCompliantpincontacts

CompliantPinConnector &Contact

Applications
Raytheon ITAS Program

J-Tech Compliant Pin Connectors on a PC board

Applications
Boeing/LMCO JDAM Bomb

J-Tech Compliant Pin Connector is part of the guidance system in the rear of the missile