STAR-LINE®
Amphenol
INDUSTRIAL
CaptiveꢀContactꢀInserts
MODꢀI
Shell Seal
Adapter
Washer
Adapter Seal
Double Lead Acme Thread
Pressure
Pad
Pressure
Pad
Cable Adapter
Plug Shell
Rigid Front Insulator
Receptacle
Shell
Coupling Nut
Resilient Contact Seal Laminant
Rigid Rear Insulator
Self-sealingꢀConstruction:ꢀallꢀMODꢀIꢀcaptiveꢀcontactꢀinsertsꢀ
areꢀcapableꢀofꢀbeingꢀterminatedꢀafterꢀassemblyꢀinꢀtheꢀbasicꢀ
barrelꢀandꢀareꢀcompletelyꢀself-sealingꢀwhenꢀpressurizedꢀbyꢀanyꢀ
selectedꢀadapter.ꢀWater,ꢀgas,ꢀvapor,ꢀmoistureꢀorꢀdustꢀpositivelyꢀ
cannotꢀpassꢀinꢀeitherꢀdirectionꢀthroughꢀorꢀaroundꢀtheꢀinsulation.
Theꢀcombinedꢀ“sandwich”ꢀprovidesꢀallꢀtheꢀadvantagesꢀofꢀ
resilientꢀmountingꢀplusꢀallꢀtheꢀadvantagesꢀofꢀrigidꢀmounting,ꢀ
withꢀnoneꢀofꢀtheꢀshortcomingsꢀofꢀeither.ꢀUnderꢀpressure,ꢀ
betweenꢀaꢀshoulderꢀandꢀaꢀthrustꢀwasher,ꢀtheꢀsiliconeꢀreactsꢀasꢀ
aꢀfluidꢀandꢀbeingꢀnon-compressible,ꢀflowsꢀagainstꢀallꢀsurfacesꢀ
toꢀaffectꢀaꢀreliableꢀsealꢀaroundꢀtheꢀperipheryꢀofꢀtheꢀinsertꢀandꢀ
aroundꢀallꢀcontactsꢀwhereꢀtheyꢀpenetrateꢀtheꢀinsulation.ꢀ
Theꢀ“sandwich”ꢀconstructionꢀofꢀMODꢀIꢀinsertsꢀconsistsꢀofꢀaꢀ
resilientꢀsiliconeꢀlaminateꢀbetweenꢀtwoꢀrigidꢀplasticꢀinsulators.ꢀ
Theꢀresilientꢀlaminateꢀsealsꢀabsorbsꢀshockꢀandꢀvibrationꢀandꢀ
allowsꢀtheꢀcontactsꢀtoꢀalignꢀthemselvesꢀfreely.ꢀTheꢀrigidꢀfacedꢀ
plasticꢀinsulatorsꢀimpartꢀjustꢀtheꢀrightꢀamountꢀofꢀrestraintꢀtoꢀ
retainꢀtheꢀcontactsꢀinꢀplace.
Contactꢀcavitiesꢀareꢀclearlyꢀnumberedꢀonꢀtheꢀfrontꢀandꢀ
rearꢀinsertꢀfaceꢀtoꢀfacilitateꢀidentificationꢀduringꢀassembly,ꢀ
inspectionꢀandꢀmaintenance.ꢀSocketꢀinsulatorꢀcontactꢀcavitiesꢀ
areꢀofꢀaꢀbellmouthꢀguidedꢀentryꢀdesign.ꢀTheseꢀchamferedꢀlead-
insꢀinsureꢀeasyꢀandꢀpositiveꢀmatingꢀofꢀmaleꢀcontacts.
Insertable/RemovableꢀCrimpꢀContactꢀInserts
MODꢀII
Shell Seal
Insert
Seal
Adapter Washer
Pressure Sleeve
Adapter Seal
Double Lead
Acme Thread
Contact Seal
Red
Green
Pressurizing
Sleeve
Plug Barrel
Cable Adapter
Rigid Insulator
Receptacle Barrel
Coupling Nut
Resilient Insulator
MODꢀIIꢀinsulationsꢀhaveꢀoneꢀlessꢀrigidꢀdiscꢀthanꢀtheirꢀꢀ
MODꢀIꢀcounterparts.
againstꢀleakageꢀbetweenꢀtheꢀinsertꢀandꢀshell,ꢀabsorbꢀshockꢀ
andꢀvibration,ꢀprovideꢀelectricalꢀinsulationꢀbetweenꢀcontactsꢀ
andꢀretainꢀtheꢀcontactsꢀinꢀtheꢀꢀconnector.
Individualꢀunmountedꢀcontactsꢀareꢀcrimpedꢀtoꢀtheirꢀrespectiveꢀ
wiresꢀoutsideꢀofꢀtheꢀconnectorꢀwhereꢀampleꢀworkingꢀspaceꢀisꢀ
available.ꢀTheꢀcrimpingꢀoperationꢀcanꢀbeꢀbyꢀhandꢀorꢀpowerꢀ
operatedꢀtool.
Contactsꢀmayꢀbeꢀinsertedꢀandꢀremovedꢀwithoutꢀdegradationꢀ
ofꢀtheꢀretentionꢀorꢀenvironmentalꢀcapability.ꢀTheꢀfrontꢀrigidꢀ
portionꢀofꢀtheꢀinsertꢀfunctionsꢀtoꢀstabilizeꢀandꢀensureꢀpositiveꢀ
alignmentꢀofꢀtheꢀcontacts.
Contactsꢀwithꢀcrimpedꢀjointꢀintactꢀareꢀinsertedꢀoneꢀbyꢀone,ꢀ
withꢀaꢀhandꢀtool,ꢀintoꢀtheꢀinsulationꢀpremountedꢀwithinꢀtheꢀ
connectorꢀbarrelꢀshell.
Contactꢀcavitiesꢀareꢀclearlyꢀnumberedꢀonꢀtheꢀfrontꢀandꢀrearꢀ
insertꢀfaceꢀtoꢀfacilitateꢀidentificationꢀduringꢀassembling,ꢀ
inspectionꢀandꢀmaintenance.ꢀSocketꢀinsulatorꢀcontactꢀcavitiesꢀ
areꢀofꢀaꢀbellmouthꢀguidedꢀentryꢀdesign.ꢀTheseꢀchamferedꢀlead-
insꢀensureꢀeasyꢀandꢀpositiveꢀmatingꢀofꢀmaleꢀcontacts.
Theꢀresilientꢀportionꢀofꢀtheꢀinsertꢀfunctionsꢀtoꢀsealꢀaroundꢀtheꢀ
contactsꢀandꢀpreventꢀleakageꢀthroughꢀcontactꢀcavities,ꢀsealꢀ
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