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Long-Life I/O Connectors

3500 Series

These miniature, shielded interface connectors were designed for use with portable terminal equipment. They are

suited to a wide range of applications including hand-held terminals and PDA equipment because of excellent

insertion/removal durability (20,000 times).

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OVERVIEW

(1) Long-life connectors have an insertion/removal life

of 20,000 cycles.

(2) The structure of the contacts is the highly reliable,

two-contact bellows type.

(3) The lock uses a snap-lock system which relieves

the stress that accompanies forceful removal,

making these connectors resistant to external

forces such as sudden pulls of the cable.

(4) Release of the lock is achieved with a simple

operation of the push buttons at the left and right

sides of the plug. A positive lock sensation is

provided by a click locking sound when the

connector engages.

(5) The miniature, lightweight design (i.e., about 2g for

a 16-conductor receptacle) makes these connectors

effective in reducing the overall size and weight of

terminal equipment.

(6) Use of a new box-bending structure for the metal

shell supports EMI protection and makes this a

tough connector.

(7) ESD protection is provided by the metal shell-not

the cover (unless it is metal plated).

(8) The board mounting system uses 0.8-mm spaced

single row SMT for easy mounting.

(9) Suitable boards can be from 0.8 to 1.6mm thick,

affording a wide selection of board thicknesses.

(10) There are two types of plug-side wiring systems,

the pressure welding type designed to save labor in

wiring, and the solder type which enables an

arbitrary selection of the type of cable.

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FEATURES

Hand-held terminals, PDA equipment, notebook computers, mobile communications equipment, office automation

equipment, measuring instruments, etc.

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APPLICATIONS

The product information in this catalog is for reference only. Please request the Engineering Drawing for the most current and accurate design information.

All non-RoHS products have been discontinued, or will be discontinued soon. Please check the products status on the Hirose website RoHS search at www.hirose-connectors.com, or contact your Hirose sales representative.

04/2009