The smallest practical pin diameter is 0.3mm but there is effectively no upper limit. The superior design of the Hypertac® contact system offers exceptional performance features:
The controlled angle of the socket wires allows tight control of the pin insertion and extraction forces. The spring wires are smoothly deflected to make line contact with the pin.
The smooth and light wiping action minimizes wear on the contact surfaces. Hypertac® contacts perform up to 100,000 insertion/extraction cycles with no degradation in performance.
Tests have been successfully concluded as follows:
The Hypertac® contact has been monitored for circuit interrupt of greater than 2 Nano-seconds and has successfully past all tests.
Hypertac® multiple line contacts provide far greater contact area than other contacts of comparable size. The wiping action of wires insures a clean and polished contact surface. Tests have shown Hypertac contacts have about half the resistance of conventional contact designs.
The design parameters of the Hypertac® contact may be modified for any special requirement. For example, the number of wires can be increased in order to distribute the contact area a larger surface of mating pin. Thus, the high current carried by each wire because of its intimate line contact, can be multiplied many times.
In addition, low contact resistance in high current application minimizes temperature rise thereby enabling higher density interconnects.
The very low contact resistance of the Hypertac® socket ensures the minimum temperature rise at high currents. Peak temperature of insulator material is the primary limiting factor. Materials used in Hypertac® connectors chosen to:
The low mass and low inertia of the wires enable them to follow the most abrupt or extreme excursions of the pin without the loss of contact. The contact area extends 360° around the pin and is uniform over its entire length. The 3 dimensional symmetry of the Hypertac® contact design guarantees electrical continuity regardless of the direction or intensity of external or internal forces Hypertac contacts and connectors have been tested to;
The results of all the tests carried out on Hypertac contacts have shown:
The Hypertac contact guarantees the best performances in harsher environments.
Fretting corrosion is a contact failure mode of mechanically high stressed electrical contacts which causes unacceptable increase of contact resistance. It occurs when 2 contact surfaces are in relative small amplitude movements caused by external vibrations or temperature variations. Hypertac’s solution to limit fretting corrosion:
The design of the Hypertac contact is compliant with major international regulations:
In the increasingly harsh environments of several markets, Hypertac contact technology guarantees offers materials and plating’s that comply with human health, environmental and ecological regulations.
Hypertac® hyperboloid contact provides the following commercial benefits:
Significant reduction in size and weight of sub-system designs can be achieved by employing Hypertac high density connectors with a large number of contacts that do not require additional hardware to overcome mating and un-mating forces
Hypertac® Hyperboloid is ideal for applications that require frequent connector mating cycles, thus eliminating the burden and cost of having to replace the connector of the entire subsystem.
The lower contact resistance of the Hypertac® contact results in a lower voltage drop across the connector which reduces the power consumption and heat generation within the system.
The lower contact resistance of the Hypertac® reduces heat build up; therefore Hypertac contacts are able to handle far greater current in smaller contact assemblies without the detrimental effects of high temperature.
Harsh environmental conditions require connectors that will sustain their electrical integrity even under the most demanding conditions such as shock and vibration. Hypertac provides unmatched stability in demanding environments when failure is not an option
We will be pleased to advise on your application and installation requirements. Hypertac® contacts can provide the solution to your interconnection needs.
The hyperboloid Contact Stamped HCSTM contact is the advanced evolution of the machined HYPERTAC® hyperboliod contact tcechnology.The uncompromising realization of the demands for even more low cost and fully automatic processability, based on the identically hyperboloid contact principle and performance, led Smiths Interconnect to the development of the stamped/rolled HCSTM contact.
Features and Benefits:
For all variations, the wire cage has the same design characteristics. In the contact area all single contact flaps are made in a circle shape which guarantees “wire quality”.
The HCS™ contacts, on reels for crimping machines with automatic feeder lines are fully compatible with our turned HYPERTAC® hyperboloid contacts. They are available in Ø 0.8/1.0/2.0 mm.
Smiths Interconnect offers a full service for crimping tools:
Derating curve 100% acc. to DIN IEC 512/T3 (in air)
Vibration test per DIN EN 60512/item4, 35g X/Y/Z sinusoidal for 50h each, without discontinuities and without any change in contact resistance [<5mOhm].
Boasting the same unique characteristics of the HC contact, on equal pin diameter the Tortac® socket features a smaller pitch that allows for a higher contact density. The reduced gap between the external and internal diameter of the socket guarantees a dramatically improved performance in high frequency environments and a steadier interconnection continuity profile.
Benefits
Smiths Interconnect now offers t its high reliability Hypertac® hyperboloid contacts for sale in the new HYPER Series catalog. Hypertac The HYPER Series catalogue offers 51 hyperboloid contacts in 14 different pin dimensions, from 0.4mm diameter for signal contacts to 6.12 mm for high currents, with different termination types (crimp, solder cup, straight, open both ends and closed end) and platings.