ODU Heavy Duty Connectors

Heavy Duty ConnectorsGeneral Information – Different Types of Contact TerminationAll ODU heavy duty connectors have pin and socket contacts. ODU offers no button contacts due to their inherent unreliability.Insulation bodies and inserts with pins can be mounted in a receptacle or plug. As a rule, sockets are preferred inside thepart of the connection which supplies the current. This is to prevent injury due to accidental touching.The type of termination determines the mounting of the contacts inside the insulation body.Available Terminations are:lllThreaded StudSolder CupCrimpThreaded stud and solder cup termination requires that the contacts are mounted permanently (fixed) inside the insulationbody. Insulation bodies with fixed contacts are called inserts. Inserts are ordered with one part number which includesthe contacts.Crimp contacts are snap-in contacts and can be removed from the insulation body. They are first crimped to the cableand then inserted into the insulation body. When ordering crimp inserts, the contacts and the insulation bodies haveseparate part numbers. Crimp contacts can be removed after installation, please see page 9 for details.Page 8ODU Steckverbindungssysteme GmbH & Co. KG, Pregelstr. 11, D-84453 Mühldorf/Inn, Phone +49/8631/6156-0, Fax +49/8631/6156-49, www.odu.de