November 9, 2011 - SOURIAU PA&E Announces Hermetic Mini-Micro-D connectors. These connectors are designed for down-hole oil and any other hermetic applications where reducing size and weight are priorities. They have a 27% lower profile than standard Micro-D connectors and are designed to be laser welded into aluminum, titanium or kovar housings. These hermetic connectors are MIL-PRF-83513/7 interface compliant and mate with connectors manufactured to MIL-PRF-83513/8. Mini Micro-D connectors can be configured with 9, 15, 21, 25, 31 and 37 pin counts.
Its beryllium-copper pins support 600 VAC and 3A per pin and each pin is hermetically sealed with polycrystalline ceramic, Kryoflex. They provide greater than 5,000 megohms of insulation resistance at 500 VDC and exhibit no evidence of dielectric withstanding voltage breakdown when tested in accordance with MIL-STD-1344, Method 3003. These connectors have a leak rate of less than 1X10-9 cc/second of helium at one atmospheric differential pressure and will operate reliably at temperatures from -65º C to 200º C.