CLIFF™ Electronic Components USA

Press Release from CLIFF™ Electronics, 4th July 2015.

 

Cliff™’s patented dual DC socket proves two into one will go !

Dual DC power socket accepts both 2.1 mm and 2.5 mm plugs. A single socket to meet the needs of the USA and the rest of world markets.

 

 

The dual DC socket from CLIFF™ Electronics, leaders in the design, development and manufacture of connectors, offers designers a single power socket which is suitable for use in both the USA and the rest of the world. The Cliff™ dual DC socket will accept 2.5 mm power plugs, which are standard in the USA, as well as 2.1 mm plugs used in all other markets.

 

This single socket solution simplifies design, purchasing and logistics as OEMs need only manufacture one standard product to meet their global markets and can purchase one standard power socket for all their needs.

 

By accommodating all industry standard 2.1 mm and 2.5 mm plugs, Cliff™’s unique dual DC socket offers a greater choice of power supplies for OEM and after-market supply. Cliff™’s dual DC sockets are already being designed into equipment where flexibility of available power supplies is advantageous. Markets where this flexibility has been welcomed include educational, medical, instrumentation, communications, audio-broadcast, audio-visual (AV) and industrial applications. Cliff™ dual DC sockets are widely designed-in, to reduce the need to supply different power supplies depending on geographical preferences; for example delivery to the USA or Europe.

 

The dual DC socket is rated for 12V DC at 5A, fitted with switched contacts and available in two versions. The DC10L with solder tag connection and the DC10LP PCB mount option. The unique centre center pin also ensures a superior mechanical and electrical contact compared to conventional solid pins.

 

Other standard features include a body material made from PBT for superior temperature characteristics, tin-plated, copper-alloy contacts and RoHS compliance.

 

Cliff™’s continuously expanding range of DC sockets includes many industry standard designs with PCB and solder-tag versions. Recent product innovations include:

 

• 2.1 mm or 2.5 mm locking DC sockets rated for 16V DC at 2A, which not only accept their mating locking plugs but also industry standard, non-locking plugs, ensuring minimum system downtime. For ease of use Cliff™ also offers standard and custom length unterminated cables fitted with these locking plugs.
• 1.3 mm surface mount DC sockets rated for 12V DC at 1A and available discrete, taped or reeled.
• 2.5 mm high current, metal shrouded DC sockets, rated for 20 V DC at 10A and PCB mounted.
• 2.1 mm or 2.5 mm M12.7 panel mount, circular sockets with a metal mounting nut and rated for 12V DC at 1A.

 

John Hall, General Manager of CLIFF™ Electronics, comments; “We have a great deal of experience in the design and manufacture of DC connectors. Our patented dual DC socket makes life much simpler for the whole supply chain and end users alike. This innovative product continues to build on our long established reputation as a single source for engineering, design, moulding, molding, assembly, cabling and associated services.”.

 

Cliff™ has been supplying components and connectors for audio, engineering, instrumentation, medical, lighting and vending applications for over 50 years. Cliff™ can also provide a wide range of leads including audio, instrument and power including customised, customized, compatible, overmoulded, overmolded, plug leads to customer specific requirements.

 

The dual DC socket is widely available from global distributors and details of Cliff™’s complete range of DC power sockets are shown at www.cliffuk.co.uk/products/dcconnectors .

 

 

 

 

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