High-performance power connectors for demanding HEV applications

Designed for use in hybrid electric vehicles and similar applications, Amphenol RADSOK connectors are now stocked by Mouser. They are based on a stamped and formed flat grid technology, uniquely twisted into a hyperbolic geometry to provide robust, high density contact to the mating pin contact. Traditional pin and socket technologies rely on spring (beam element) properties of the contact elements, which tend to weaken over time. Unlike most other pin and socket solutions, the RADSOK also utilizes the tensile strength properties of the flat, high conductivity alloy grid. This provides the high normal forces required for conductivity while also providing a large conductive surface area. Correspondingly low voltage drop and low temperature rise are also achieved while maintaining low insertion forces.