connector advice

[Ian]

Hello,

I am looking for a connector that will work like a d-sub (9 pin) but does
not have quite as tight a connection. I have a rather unique application
for it. I have a box whose inner temperature and humidity I need to be able
to control. The temperature and humidity controls funnel through the
connector. The entire box sits on a base with another connector of the
opposite gender. This way, the temperature and humidity controls can be
connected to the power supply (through the base) without a lot of loose
wires. Loose wires create several problems, the worst being that they can
block the beam of light that we use to make measurements of our samples.

I was originally planning on using d-sub 9 connectors, but their tight
connection makes removing the box from the base a challenge. Furthermore,
since the box is removed from and put back on the base several times a day,
I'm worried that the d-subs will break quickly. Can anyone recommend any
items that will solve these problems? I need something about as small as a
d-sub, and it must be mountable. I only need 6 pins, not 9.

Thanks,
Ian Hlavacek
hlavacek@rice.edu

 

[Tim Shoppa]

"Ian" <superholycrap@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<bh10an$gll$1@joe.rice.edu>...

I am looking for a connector that will work like a d-sub (9 pin) but does
not have quite as tight a connection. I have a rather unique application
for it. I have a box whose inner temperature and humidity I need to be able
to control. The temperature and humidity controls funnel through the
connector. The entire box sits on a base with another connector of the
opposite gender. This way, the temperature and humidity controls can be
connected to the power supply (through the base) without a lot of loose
wires. Loose wires create several problems, the worst being that they can
block the beam of light that we use to make measurements of our samples.

I was originally planning on using d-sub 9 connectors, but their tight
connection makes removing the box from the base a challenge. Furthermore,
since the box is removed from and put back on the base several times a day,
I'm worried that the d-subs will break quickly. Can anyone recommend any
items that will solve these problems? I need something about as small as a
d-sub, and it must be mountable. I only need 6 pins, not 9.

I'm a bit confused because *I* don't think that 9-pin D-subs
form "too tight" of a connection. I personally think they're rather
loose.

All that said, for your application (chassis to chassis mating) the
old fashioned Jones plug in the panel-mount variety is perfect; see
the bottom drawings "E" and "F" from page 622 from the current Mouser
catalog:

http://www.mouser.com/catalog/615/622.pdf

Tim.