Posted to News on 1st Apr 2010, 09:06
New board-to-board screw-down jumper for LED lighting strips
Tyco Electronics is launching a new board-to-board screw-down jumper assembly for use in LED lighting strips, lighting controls and channel lettering. The RoHS-compliant jumper, which was originally designed for T8 and T12 fluorescent retrofit tubes, specifically serves the solid-state lighting (SSL) market.
According to Tyco, this product simplifies the manufacturing process of the above lighting applications by providing the electrical connection between adjacent printed circuit boards (PCBs), arranged in a string of LED PCBs. The featured screw fastens to threaded holes in an aluminium-clad PCB base or into a separate aluminium heat sink used with FR4 boards. The two-position jumper fits onto a 16.50mm (.650inch) wide PCB with features that maintain a 7.0mm (0.276inch) spacing between adjacent boards.
The ETL-recognised board-to-board connector meets UL 1977 standards. Product specifications include a current rating of 5A, operating temperature of - 40 to +105degC, 250V AC/250V DC voltage rating, and a 1500V AC dielectric withstanding voltage rating.
For more information on board-to-board, screw-down jumper assemblies contact TE Connectivity at www.te.com/support-center/.
