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Electrical systems
News Release from: Camden Electronics | Subject: CPW series connectors
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 November 2003
Connectors connect and disconnect
quickly
A new range of connectors provides push-in fast connection and disconnection on both the appliance and installation sides.
Camden Electronics has launched a new range of connectors that provides push-in fast connection and disconnection on both the appliance and installation sides Ideal for all lighting and other electrical applications, the new CPW series connectors are moulded in UL94-V2 self-extinguishing beige PA66 and are available in versions from two to five poles (2, 2+E, 3+E and 4+E)
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 31 Jul 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Isolation wire length specifications range from 8 to 9mm for wires from 0.5 to 1.0mm2, 9 to 10mm for wires from 1.5 to 2.5mm2 and 9 to 11mm for capacitor circuits (test current of 24A).
The new CPW range also features a strain relief clamp that secures external conductors in lighting fixtures according to EN60598 and prevents conductors from twisting as well as protecting wire coatings from abrasion and friction.
Camden's CPW series connectors extend the company's latest terminal strip product line that encompasses a wide range of terminal strips and related connector components.
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Camden Electronics, based at St.
Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of PCB terminal blocks, fuses and fuseholders, sealed lead acid batteries, LEDs, miniature switches, interface modules, enclosures, IC and PLCC sockets and relay bases for the electronics, telecommunications, lighting, and electrical industries.
The company has ISO 9002 accreditation and exports a significant proportion of its production to Europe and the Far East.
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