MQS Connector Family
MQS Connector Family
MQS Connector Family
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<strong>MQS</strong> <strong>Connector</strong> <strong>Family</strong><br />
Product Technology Education Series
Product Introduction<br />
Contact <strong>Family</strong> Sizes:<br />
•Micro Quadlock System (<strong>MQS</strong>)<br />
Lanced and Clean-Body receptacles<br />
Tab 0.63 x 0.63<br />
•<strong>MQS</strong> 1.2<br />
Tab 1.2 x 0.63<br />
•<strong>MQS</strong> 1.5<br />
Lanced and Clean-Body receptacles<br />
Tab 1.5 x 0.63<br />
•Micro Power Quadlock (MPQ)<br />
Tab 2.8 x 0.63<br />
•Power Quadlock (PQ)<br />
Tab 5.8 x 0.63<br />
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Product Line Description<br />
<strong>MQS</strong><br />
0.64 System (Primarily Signal)<br />
– Wire to Wire<br />
– Wire to Device<br />
– Wire to Board<br />
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Product Overview<br />
• Smallest Tyco 0.64 contact package (2.54 x 2.54 centerline for<br />
unsealed)<br />
• 4 points of contact for redundancy<br />
• Up to 140deg C max for high temperature applications (using gold<br />
contacts)<br />
• Up to 7.5A current carrying capacity @ 80deg C<br />
• Sealed and unsealed (sealed using mat or individual wire seals)<br />
• Unsealed have Detent (in smaller sizes) as well as Latched plugs for<br />
positive engagement<br />
• Large Global Recognition and Use<br />
• Mature <strong>Family</strong> with widespread history of performance<br />
• Large Tooled Product Base<br />
• Highest Performance of any 0.64 System<br />
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Product Overview<br />
Product Overview<br />
Examples – unsealed<br />
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Product Overview<br />
Product Overview<br />
Examples – Sealed<br />
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Where is it sold?<br />
…at OEMs which have it in their terminal strategy; or when a common module is<br />
spec’d, having the <strong>MQS</strong> interface already defined.<br />
Automotive OEMs and Tier 1s:<br />
BMW<br />
DaimlerChrysler<br />
Ford<br />
GM<br />
Fiat<br />
Opel<br />
(all other OEMs use <strong>MQS</strong> somewhere!)<br />
Bosch<br />
Siemens<br />
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Where is the Sales Potential?<br />
<strong>MQS</strong> is typically spec’d in by a OEM or module-maker.<br />
• Greatest use with European OEM transplant manufacturers, but growing with<br />
the big 3 as carryover designs and modules migrate from Europe.<br />
• Anywhere there are package-size sensitive designs<br />
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Typical applications<br />
• Bosch ABS sensors<br />
• Underhood ECUs<br />
• Power seat motor connections<br />
• ABS controllers<br />
• Airbag modules and related side airbag connections<br />
• Yaw rate sensors<br />
• Phillips hyperclick bulb connections<br />
• Interior auto-dimming mirrors<br />
• …and any other low-current device you can think of<br />
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<strong>MQS</strong> Product Strengths<br />
Strengths:<br />
• Large Global Recognition and Use<br />
• Mature <strong>Family</strong> with widespread history of performance<br />
• Large Tooled Product Base<br />
• Highest Performance of any 0.64 System<br />
Challenges:<br />
• Imported mostly from Europe (long lead times)<br />
• Over half of product line has some level of restriction<br />
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Contact Persons<br />
Product Engineering: Jim Slusser<br />
717-986-5498<br />
Product Management: Randy McCraw<br />
336-727-5129<br />
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