Connectors fulfil safety standards for lightning protection

9th January 2014

Staff Reporter

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Meeting the standards for RTCA/DO-160 Section 22 Lightning Requirements, the circular connectors from API are available as EMI filtered or unfiltered. RTCA/DO-160 Section 22 outlines environmental conditions and testing procedures for airborne equipment, particularly for protection against lightning, to provide increased safety, system capacity, and overall efficiency.

The circular connectors can be customised and can be specified to meet a variety of size, shape, filtering, or material requirements, including MIL-DTL-38999, MIL-DTL-26482, MIL-DTL-55116, MIL-PRF-15733, and MIL-DTL-83723. Value-added services include adding wires terminated or unterminated to all lines or only selected lines, twisted pairs, and labeling of wires for easy placement in a system.

From shells and shields to seals and grommets, API designs and manufactures all components for its circular filtered and unfiltered connectors. Each component of a custom connector undergoes an extensive assembly and testing process, delivering extremely reliable, high performance connectors to fit both economic and mechanical needs.

"API is proud to provide its customers with products that meet the tightest safety standards," commented David Arthurs, Product Line Manager, API Technologies, EIS. "With the addition of RTCA/DO-160 lightning strike protection, our line of specialty EMI filtered and unfiltered circular connectors meet a wide variety of standards suitable for the aerospace, military and commercial industries."