Aerco is now holding extensive stocks of PTFE hook-up wire from AlphaWire that is available on short delivery at highly competitive prices.

A wide range of PTFE wire is available in 26AWG to 16AWG with a voltage rating of up to 600V and a temperature range of -60 to +200°C in all standard colours of red, blue, black, brown, white, slate and green.

Wire is supplied in standard reel sizes of 30.5m while 305m reels are available within one week.

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The popular and recently re-designed range of BA9 bulb-replacement LED panel lamps from Oxley is now available from Aerco.

Incorporating the latest surface mount technology to enhance performance and expand capability, these improved lamps achieve the required intensity levels while avoiding the ‘hot spot’ issues and inconsistencies in the spread of light inherent in discrete flat-topped LEDs.

Other features include increased intensity, improved uniformity of colour, even illumination, sealing to IP68 and NVIS characteristics enabling night vision compatibility. The new lamps are also easier to assemble thanks to a reduction in overall length and have increased reliability, particularly at the higher end of the voltage range.

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The Honeywell V Series of waterproof, sub-miniature switches that is now available from Aerco provides a cost-effective sensing of presence or absence of an object.

Watertight to IP67, the V Series provides a wide selection of actuators, terminations and wire connections, offers a wide range of current ratings from 0.1 to 10.1A and is approved to UL/CSA, cUL, ENEC and CE. It is the only V-switch in the industry rated up to 10 amps.

These characteristics, together with their small size and weight and high levels of reliability, make the switches highly suitable for high-current applications where spillage or water could be a factor such as are found in off-road vehicles, lawn mowers, snowmobiles, construction and agricultural machinery, industrial, office, medical and communication equipment, computers, electrical tools, heating and ventilation controls and marine systems.

Specific models can be supplied with wires pre-¬attached to reduce installation times.

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Aerco is increasing its stockholding of the Binder Series 620/720 16mm diameter, push-pull, snap-in, IP67 circular connectors. This is due to the growing popularity of these versatile, competitively-priced connectors for data-logging, medical, industrial control and measuring equipment, sensors, laboratory instrumentation and communications, LED lighting and security systems.

The range has a unique snap-in fitting method that provides high levels of connect integrity and an extremely convenient and safe connect and disconnect action. There are no screw fittings or push-pull collars as are used in conventional circular connectors and this makes them ideal for all applications where quick set-up is required, particularly in outdoor environments where gloves have to be worn.

Waterproof to IP67, the sub-miniature Series 620 is available in 3, 4, 5 and 8 pole format while the miniature Series 720 is available in 3, 5, 8 and 12. Both are rated to 7A and product life is in excess of 500 mating cycles.

The Series 620 has recently been extended with the introduction of a panel-mount version with dip-solder contacts that complements the existing, highly-popular, solder-bucket panel mount versions and both series are available in over-moulded versions that have crimped contacts thus providing improved contact resistance.

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Aerco now offers a complete range of high-specification RF connectors by adding products from Winchester Kings, the world’s largest qualified supplier of M39012 connectors.

The Mil-spec qualification ensures that the highest performance criteria can be met in the most demanding defence and aerospace applications. Connectors qualified to M39012 provide extra durability, high vibration performance and excellent environmental sealing, with hermetically sealed versions being available.

A full range of accessories qualified to M39012/25 is available that includes dust caps, clamps, shorting plugs and dummy stowage receptacles as are a full range of RF adaptors qualified to M55339 that protect connectors that are subject to repeated mating and un-mating thus reducing repair and replacement costs.

SMA and TNC connectors can be provided in both standard and reverse polarity and triaxial versions qualified to M49142 with both push-on and screw coupling are also available.

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Honeywell wireless limit switches, now available in the UK from Aerco, provide a high degree of flexibility, ensure more system uptime and offer a comprehensive range of standard options with a high level of system security while significantly reducing wiring, installation, commissioning and maintenance costs.

Conforming to the international IEEE 802.15.4 standard and featuring a 16-bit address and 128-bit AES security key, these wireless switches will provide presence and absence detection in remote parts of all types of machinery and will prove invaluable in all applications where wiring is not practical. Up to 16 switches can be networked and simply reconfigured while issues with wire connection integrity on moving equipment are eliminated as is the need for wires, conduit, strain relief, clips, connectors and connection boxes.

The switches connect using 802.15.4 RF 2.4 GHz standard radio bands and radio connection is license-free and global with WPAN 802. 15.4, 2.4 GHz. The communication range is up to 304 metres.

RoHS compliant and with full EMI immunity these new switches will find use in applications such as valve positioning, conveyors, cranes, jib and skew positioning, lifts, material handling door positioning, presses and CNC equipment.

Aerco now supplies an extensive range of aluminium enclosures from Raychem RPG. Available in all standard industry sizes ranging from 50 to 330mm in length, 45 to 230mm width and 30 to 113mm high, these high quality enclosures are impact resistant to 7Nm, corrosion resistant and available to IP64, 65, 66, 67, 68 specifications.

These can be supplied painted, unpainted or powder coated, apertures can be drilled or milled to suit customers’ requirements and can be supplied with built-in cable glands and engraved with legends or company logos.

Applications will include military vehicles, panel builders, architectural and obstruction lighting, agricultural machinery, power generation and aerospace.

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PowerSnap high power from Winchester Electronics, now available in the UK from Aerco, are rated up to 40A and have a high-quality ‘snap’ connection for secure mating. This type of connector is growing in importance as boards become more heavily populated and power requirements increase. The ‘snap’ action means that, unlike conventional slide-on connectors with this power capacity, they require no additional tools to tighten nuts and other fixings.

Suitable for board-to-board and wire-to-board applications, PCB designs include vertical plugs and jacks available in through-hole solder or SMT while wire terminal designs include right angle or straight format in 20, 30 or 40A with a wide range of wire sizes. PowerSnap is available in pick and place and tape and reel formats for automated assembly.

The PowerSnap range is RoHS compliant and the low-profile design allows the user to route high power to a PCB while taking up the minimum of space.

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Now available in the UK from Aerco are ruggedised, full colour spectrum LEDs from L3 Electrodynamics.

The ML1631E (rear mount) and ML2031E (front mount) are cutting-edge LED based indicators that offer clear advantages over segmented tri-colour LEDs. Virtually unlimited colours can be obtained by using either different resistor combinations or pulse-width modulation.

Designed to meet MIL-STD-202 standards they provide a high degree of protection against vibration, shock, humidity, altitude and salt spray making them ideal for fault and status indication in harsh environments. They will prove particularly valuable for use in equipment in the defence, aerospace, industrial, avionics, manufacturing, communications, and transportation industries plus other areas that demand high reliability.

Both LEDs have a black anodised front bezel, a clear chromate case, providing a conductive surface for EMI protection and a fluorosilicone ‘O’ ring to provide a seal to the panel.

The operating temperature range is from -40°C to +85°C and the storage temperature from -55°C to +100°C.

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Aerco now holds extensive stock of the Harwin Datamate range of high reliability, high performance connectors and supplies them on small or no minimum order quantities.

Approved to British standard 9525-F0033, the range features Harwin’s ‘four-finger’ beryllium copper contact technology that ensures integrity of connection under the most severe conditions making them ideal for applications subject to high vibration and shock. The Datamate system has a proven record in the aerospace, military, industrial and oil and gas industries.

Datamate encompasses a wide product family that has been developed to meet the varied demands of cable-to-board and cable-to-cable applications. The Datamate Mix-Tek affords engineers complete flexibility of design, with a modular concept that allows a mix of contacts including signal, power up to 20A and coaxial up to 6GHz frequency in the same connector.

In addition, the Datamate BS range is 100% tested for safety critical applications while the L-Tek and J-Tek series utilise latches and jackscrews for secure termination. For significant savings on assembly time and process cost the Datamate Trio-Tek uses an open barrel crimp contact allowing the crimp process to be automated.

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