Discrete Wire-to-Board 'Poke-Home' Connectors from AVX Designed for LED Lighting Applications

The 9276 Series connects discrete wired components directly to a PCB; bringing power, ground and signals onto a PCB. The 9276 Series connectors simplify installation by enabling users to easily strip wires and insert them into the connector. AVX provides a small insertion / extraction tool which enables the wires to be easily replaced up to five times. In addition, the 9276 Series connectors allows daisy-chaining of the PCBs together to create a continuous string of LED lighting boards.

Developed for solid state lighting (SSL) applications, the connector has been designed using a high spring force beryllium copper upper spring contact that accepts a wide range (18-24AWG solid or stranded) of wire sizes to meet multiple applications within a single connector. Devices are available in 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 positions.

By utilizing a dual-contact design, 9276 Series connectors offer a higher current rating (up to 6A) compared to competing products while minimizing PCB space. For example, the fourposition connector has a footprint of 90mm² while competing products require 160mm². The dualcontact design also provides two solder points for each wire, eliminating the need for external anchor tabs.

“Many products on the market today include a small number of discrete wires which connect components to a board. Our 9276 Series ‘poke-home‘ connectors make this process simple, quick and reliable - which makes the device extremely termination-friendly within the factory as well as in the field with electrical installers,” said Tom Anderson, product manager at AVX.