The communication and industrial equipment installed outside not only has to face challenges of the harsh climate, but also may be damaged accidentally or purposely by wild animals. Therefore, besides waterproof and dustproof features, the enclosure is required to be as small as possible to decrease the possibility of being damaged by wild animals. Nevertheless, the cables may still be assembled outside the enclosure to facilitate the interconnection between devices and demands of the small connector suitable for rugged outdoor environments have thus derived.
Easy installation and protection against various damages in natural environment
For the requirements of equipment installed in harsh outdoor environments, TE Connectivity (TE) released the new FullAXS Mini connector, one of the connector sealing systems that can be easily installed in outdoor applications. FullAXS Mini connectors are one of the only products available that allow one-handed, blind installs from any angle. With three-sense (vision, hearing and touch) locking feedback, floating connection and a twist angle of only 30 degrees, FullAXS Mini connectors can be easily installed by field engineers of all levels of experience at almost any location.
Since the available space of wireless and other rugged outdoor applications is quite limited, engineers have to design the enclosure with a smaller size. Employing connectors as much as possible can effectively reduce the enclosure size. FullAXS Mini connectors from TE demonstrate that the small size and scalability can be achieved with the design of power source and signal connection. These new connectors are 23% smaller than current TE FullAXS series and can be placed at anywhere on the enclosure with their flexible sealing systems. FullAXS Mini connector sealing delivers a watertight seal up to IP67 and IP65 while FullAXS Mini sealing cables deliver the strong resistance against the corrosive power in natural environment such as salt, fog or ocean. FullAXS Mini connectors use UV protection material to meet F1 rating (UL 94-V0) as well as ensure the integrity of indoor components against UV by resisting the harm from sunlight. FullAXS Mini also meets requirements of IEC 62305-1 (protection against lightning) for shield version and can resist the current up to 20,000A per 10/350µs. Therefore, these connectors are capable of handling all challenges in harsh outdoor environments and widely applied in fields such as wireless outdoor WiMAX and LTE base stations, remote radio head (RRH) microwave equipment, industrial applications, robotics, aerospace and defense.
With features including scalability, waterproof, dustproof and corrosion resistance, FullAXS Mini system can be installed in the harshest environments and provide power and signal connections from any place on the enclosure to meet requirements of optical fiber signal, copper cable signal and power supply. The open and highly cost-effective metal die-cast bulkhead can be marked by colors and removed easily with no cable bulking during or after installation. The bayonet locking system enables one-handed, even reverse mating at any angle without employing any tool. The “incorrect operation prevention” of optical fiber DPX is suitable for power applications and some areas that have higher safety requirements yet hard to access. The three-sense feedback bayonet locking system enables the user to confirm the connection through vision, hearing and touch response; the mating can be completed with only a few twists! FullAXS Mini system supports modular design and provides design flexibility by aligning connectors with the shape, size and function requirements of the enclosure. Meanwhile, the floating connector solution can be combined to Z-axis to offer a safe and stable cable fixing and accommodate various types of transceiver application.
For connection technology, environmental conditions may be very harsh. In the world of real-time connection, the result of connection break is hard to imagine and bear. FullAXS Mini system from TE can handle almost any danger such as being pulled and dragged by wild animals; FullAXS Mini connectors are capable of resisting any damage even from the swiftest animals. The sealed enclosure and connector also prevent this equipment from being considered as a target to hide fruit by small animals like squirrels. These special connectors and cables can resist constant pecking of birds as well as the strong impact from Nature (and humans). The invisible design of FullAXS Mini system avoids being the target of wild animals and makes it capable of accommodating to different outdoor conditions to constantly ensure your connection is not affected by extremely hot and cold temperature conditions.
Trials to the electronic equipment in natural environment are often beyond our imagination. Applying FullAXS Mini connector system can ensure the safety and stable operation when the electronic equipment is installed outside and will be your best choice for outdoor applications.