Our range of 4-pole Cliffcon®s are available in straight or 90° versions and have now been designated low voltage (blue) and high voltage (red).
CliffCon® Blue (LV) is for uses under 120 V AC such as speakers, amplifiers, battery chargers and vehicle use.
CliffCon® Red (HV) is for uses up to 250 V AC such as lighting and power connections.
Only plugs and sockets of the samecolourcolor are compatible, so red plugs cannot be plugged into blue sockets and vice versa. This allows the use of both kinds of connector on the same equipment with no chance of mismatching the connections.
Convenient FASTON®, screw and solder connections. Chassis connectors are air-tight and fit a standard XLR-form-factor, panel cut-out. Our original black versions remain available. However, we suggest users change to the HV and LV versions for new designs.
Electrical Specification
Rated Current: 4 pin 20 A RMS at 80 °C, 30 A RMS at 20 °C (5% usage).
Rated Voltage: Blue (LV) 120 V; Red (HV) 250 V AC maximum, (connections are electrically identical, only the designation is LV or HV).
Contact Resistance New: < 3 mΩ.
Capacitance between Terminals: < 1.5 pf.
Insulation Resistance: > 20 MΩ at 4000 V.
Inrush Current: > 30 A for 20 ms.
Operating Temperature: −20 to +80 °C.
Recommended Wiring: 1+, 1− CH A (L) 2+, 2− CH B (R) pin 1 designated for earthground (+ inphase, − earth).ground).