KYOCERA AVX expanded its robust and extremely user-friendly 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors with the addition of new seven- and eight-position models to satisfy customer demand for higher signal and current capabilities. These new additions also further expand its 9155 family of battery connectors, which already offered the broadest selection of standard battery connectors on the market.

KYOCERA AVX’s 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors feature a unique contact geometry that deflects cleanly when a module, mating connector, or PCB is vertically pushed into position, enabling full vertical engagement in pluggable modules without the risk of contact damage. Traditional battery connectors require users to engage the contacts before rotating the mating module or PCB into position to reliably prevent contact damage. The 9155-800 Series does not. In fact, users can mate these connectors from any angle without inadvertently damaging the contacts.

The 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors feature an extremely forgiving sweeping beam contact design and an anti-snag feature that reliably protects the contacts from damage during deflection, and when static as well. The series also features ultra-robust and -reliable gold-plated beryllium copper (BeCu) contacts that deliver excellent electrical and mechanical performance for more than 5,000 mating cycles and plastic locating bosses and SMT anchor tabs that maximize the mechanical stability of the connector in high-shock and vibration environments.

Another unique feature of the 9155-800 Series is that it’s compatible with both signal and power circuits. So, the newly expanded range of pin counts, which now extends from two to eight positions, provides users with a broader range of signal and current capabilities.

9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors also feature flame-retardant (UL94 V-0) black, glass-filled Nylon 46 insulators, BeCu contacts with either 0.4µm or 0.8µm of selective gold-over-nickel plating (the former of which is suitable for most commercial and industrial applications and the latter of which is suitable for harsh-environment applications), and pure tin tails. They are rated for 125VAC or the DC equivalent; 1.5A or 2A, depending on the number of positions (five to eight and two to four, respectively); and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +125°C. They are also RoHS compliant and shipped in quantities of 1,000 on 330mm-diameter reels.

Ideal applications for 9155-800 Series vertical-mate, 2.0mm-pitch battery connectors extend throughout the industrial, medical, and consumer electronics markets and include handheld and portable devices that require docking or cradling, such as charging stations, patient monitoring devices, industrial devices with pluggable or programmable modules, and internet equipment with battery backups.