Stewart's RJ Modular Connectors Now Offered with Environmentally Protective Coating
Stewart's RJ Modular Connectors Now Offered with Environmentally Protective Coating
Glen Rock, PA, August 20, 2008…Announced today by Stewart Connector, a division of Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ: BELFA & BELFB), is the release of RJ11 and RJ45 connectors featuring EPP-918A (Environmentally Protective Product). This proprietary protective compound was developed from-the-ground-up to provide both pore blocking and lubricating properties to extend the life of voice and data connections. Providing superior moisture, humidity, dirt, chemical, and corrosion resistance, it also shields against wear resulting from repetitive mating/un-mating forces. The compound, which is applied to the gold-plated contacts during manufacturing, notably contains Ultraviolet (UV) tracer dye to enable visual inspection. EPP-918A is available on any Stewart Connector part in addition to RJ45 or RJ11 jacks which are offered shielded/unshielded, with 1 to 12 ports, in vertical and right angle configurations, and with/without LEDs. acks furthermore boast green benefits as their increased useable life reduces the waste associated with discarded electronic components.
These newly available connectors are ideally suited for virtually any commercial, consumer, and industrial application where environmental protection and/or multiple mating cycles are required. Included among their most common usages are in FTTH (Fiber to the Home), industrial Ethernet, and outdoor network and communications equipment. They are equally appropriate in military field equipment, field test equipment, EMT communications devices, fire and law enforcement equipment, marine environments, and in mining, oil, and manufacturing applications.
EPP-918A connectors feature an operating temperature range of from -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C, and withstand high temperature soldering (in excess of 260 degrees C for 10 seconds). The RoHS-compliant jacks’ LLCR (Low Level Contact Resistance) reliability tests indicate no significant changes to gold-plated contacts to 2500 cycles. Additionally significant is that EPP-918A adheres to contacts instantly upon application and remains intact to preclude the need for additional tape, mechanical barriers, or cure time often associated with competitive products. For more information visit http://www.belfuse.com/Data/UploadedFiles/EPP-918A.pdf
The cost of adding EPP-918A to Stewart’s RJ connectors ranges from $0.20 to $0.30 per port. Samples are immediately available for design-in quantities. To locate a representative or distributor, visit http://belfuse.com/StewartConnector/RepsList.asp, or http://belfuse.com/StewartConnector/DistributorList.asp.
About Bel
Bel (www.belfuse.com) and its divisions, including Stewart Connector, are primarily engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of products used in networking, telecommunications, high- speed data transmission, and consumer electronics. Products include magnetics (discrete components, power transformers and MagJackÒ connectors with integrated magnetics), modules (DC-DC converters, integrated analog front-end modules, custom designs), circuit protection (miniature, micro and surface mount fuses) and interconnect devices (passive jacks, plugs and cable assemblies). The Company operates facilities around the world.
Except for historical information contained in this news release, the matters discussed are (including information regarding EPP-918A Environmentally Protective Product) forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: the effect of business and economic conditions, the impact of competitive products and pricing; capacity and supply constraints or difficulties; product development, commercializing or technological difficulties; the regulatory and trade environment; and the risk factors reported from time to time in the Company's SEC reports.
Bel Fuse Inc.
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